Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120579
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2014-370)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'chkrootkit' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-370 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'chkrootkit' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2014-370 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A quoting issue was found in chkrootkit which would lead to a file in /tmp/ being executed, if /tmp/ was mounted without the noexec option. chkrootkit is typically run as the root user. A local attacker could use this flaw to escalate their privileges. Affected Software/OS: 'chkrootkit' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 3.7 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0476 Debian Security Information: DSA-2945 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9 http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1
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