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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120662
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-672)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'git' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-672 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'git' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-672 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An integer truncation flaw (CVE-2016-2315) and an integer overflow flaw (CVE-2016-2324), both leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, were found in the way Git processed certain path information. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted Git repository that would cause a Git client or server to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'git' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-2315
BugTraq ID: 84355
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84355
Debian Security Information: DSA-3521 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3521
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/179121.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183147.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/180763.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01
http://pastebin.com/UX2P2jjg
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/5
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0496
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0496.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035290
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0796 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00059.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0798 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00060.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0802 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00061.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0803 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00062.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0826 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00071.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0829 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00074.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0831 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00076.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0832 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00077.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0958 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00011.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2938-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-2324
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