Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120593
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-69)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-YAML-LibYAML' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-69 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl-YAML-LibYAML' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-69 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the error reporting functionality in the YAML::LibYAML (aka YAML-LibYAML and perl-YAML-LibYAML) module 0.38 for Perl allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) YAML stream to the Load function, (2) YAML node to the load_node function, (3) YAML mapping to the load_mapping function, or (4) YAML sequence to the load_sequence function. Affected Software/OS: 'perl-YAML-LibYAML' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1152 48317 http://secunia.com/advisories/48317 50277 http://secunia.com/advisories/50277 52381 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52381 DSA-2432 http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2432 FEDORA-2012-4871 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077782.html FEDORA-2012-4997 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077004.html FEDORA-2012-5035 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077023.html [oss-security] 20120309 CVE Request -- libdbd-pg-perl / perl-DBD-Pg && libyaml-libyaml-perl / perl-YAML-LibYAML: Multiple format string flaws http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/09/6 [oss-security] 20120309 Re: CVE Request -- libdbd-pg-perl / perl-DBD-Pg && libyaml-libyaml-perl / perl-YAML-LibYAML: Multiple format string flaws http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/10/4 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=661548 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=801738 https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46507 https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=75365 openSUSE-SU-2012:1000 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00029.html openSUSE-SU-2015:0319 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html yaml-load-format-string(73856) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73856
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