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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 announced via the referenced Security Advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update announced via the referenced Security 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.

Solution:
Run yum update perl-YAML-LibYAML to update your system.

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
BugTraq ID: 52381
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52381
Debian Security Information: DSA-2432 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2432
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077782.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077004.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077023.html
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
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/09/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/10/4
http://secunia.com/advisories/48317
http://secunia.com/advisories/50277
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1000 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00029.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0319 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00078.html
XForce ISS Database: yaml-load-format-string(73856)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73856
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