Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120745
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-756)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'mysql55, mysql56' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-756 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'mysql55, mysql56' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-756 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that the MySQL logging functionality allowed writing to MySQL configuration files. An administrative database user, or a database user with FILE privileges, could possibly use this flaw to run arbitrary commands with root privileges on the system running the database server. Affected Software/OS: 'mysql55, mysql56' 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-2016-6662 BugTraq ID: 92912 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92912 Debian Security Information: DSA-3666 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3666 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40360/ http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/23 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-01 http://legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Exploit-Remote-Root-Code-Execution-Privesc-CVE-2016-6662.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/12/3 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2058 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2058.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2059 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2059.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2060 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2060.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2061 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2061.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2062 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2062.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2077 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2077.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2130 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2130.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2131 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2131.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2595 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2595.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2749 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2749.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2927 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2927.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2928 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2928.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0184 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0184.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036769
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