Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120694
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-705)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'jq' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-705 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'jq' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-705 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the tokenadd() function. By tricking a victim into processing a specially crafted JSON file, an attacker could use this flaw to crash jq or, potentially, execute arbitrary code on the victim's system. (CVE-2015-8863) Affected Software/OS: 'jq' 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-2015-8863 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-20 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/23/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/23/2 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1098 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1098.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1099 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1099.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1106 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1106.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1212 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00012.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1214 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00014.html
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