Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120677
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-687)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'golang' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-687 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'golang' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-687 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: An infinite loop in several big integer routines was discovered that makes Go programs vulnerable to remote denial of service attacks. Programs using HTTPS client authentication or the Go ssh server libraries are both exposed to this vulnerability. Affected Software/OS: 'golang' 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-2016-3959 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182526.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183137.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183106.html https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvck http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1538 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1538.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1331 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00077.html
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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