Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120729
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-740)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-740 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-740 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A use after free vulnerability was found in tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue and other tcp_* functions. Affected Software/OS: 'kernel' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6828 92452 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92452 RHSA-2017:0036 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0036.html RHSA-2017:0086 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0086.html RHSA-2017:0091 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0091.html RHSA-2017:0113 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0113.html [oss-security] 20160815 Linux tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue use after free on 4.8-rc1 / master http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/15/1 http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bb1fceca22492109be12640d49f5ea5a544c6bb4 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367091 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bb1fceca22492109be12640d49f5ea5a544c6bb4 https://marcograss.github.io/security/linux/2016/08/18/cve-2016-6828-linux-kernel-tcp-uaf.html https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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