Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120629
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-639)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'grep' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-639 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'grep' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-639 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way grep processed certain pattern and text combinations. An attacker able to trick a user into running grep on specially crafted input could use this flaw to crash grep or, potentially, read from uninitialized memory. Affected Software/OS: 'grep' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 2.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1345 BugTraq ID: 72281 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72281 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/22/10 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1447 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1447.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0243 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00037.html
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