Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120747
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-758)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-758 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'bind' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-758 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: CVE-2016-2848 bind: assertion failure triggered by a packet with malformed options A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled packets with malformed options. A remote attacker could use this flaw to make named exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure via a specially crafted DNS packet. Affected Software/OS: 'bind' 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-2016-2848 BugTraq ID: 93809 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93809 BugTraq ID: 93814 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93814 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2093 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2093.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2094 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2094.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2099 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2099.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037073
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