Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120686
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-697)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'mercurial' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-697 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'mercurial' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-697 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that Mercurial failed to properly check Git sub-repository URLs. A Mercurial repository that includes a Git sub-repository with a specially crafted URL could cause Mercurial to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3068) The binary delta decoder in Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) clone, (2) push, or (3) pull command, related to (a) a list sizing rounding error and (b) short records. (CVE-2016-3630) It was discovered that the Mercurial convert extension failed to sanitize special characters in Git repository names. A Git repository with a specially crafted name could cause Mercurial to execute arbitrary code when the Git repository was converted to a Mercurial repository. (CVE-2016-3069) Affected Software/OS: 'mercurial' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-3068 BugTraq ID: 85733 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85733 Debian Security Information: DSA-3542 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3542 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181505.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/181542.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0706 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0706.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1010 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00016.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1011 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00017.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1016 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00018.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1073 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00043.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-3069 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-3630
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