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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120649
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-659)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'rpcbind' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-659 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'rpcbind' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-659 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A use-after-free flaw related to the PMAP_CALLIT operation and TCP/UDP connections was discovered in rpcbind. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could possibly exploit this flaw to crash the rpcbind service (denial of service) by performing a series of UDP and TCP calls.

Affected Software/OS:
'rpcbind' 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-2015-7236
BugTraq ID: 76771
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76771
Debian Security Information: DSA-3366 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3366
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171030.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172152.html
FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-15:24
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:24.rpcbind.asc
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-17
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-nfs/msg53045.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/17/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/17/6
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033673
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2756-1
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