Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811792
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for augeas RHSA-2017:2788-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'augeas'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'augeas' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Augeas is a configuration editing tool. It parses configuration files in their native formats and transforms them into a tree. Configuration changes are made by manipulating this tree and saving it back into native config files. Security Fix(es): * A vulnerability was discovered in augeas affecting the handling of escaped strings. An attacker could send crafted strings that would cause the application using augeas to copy past the end of a buffer, leading to a crash or possible code execution. (CVE-2017-7555) This issue was discovered by Han Han (Red Hat). Affected Software/OS: augeas on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7555 BugTraq ID: 100378 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378 Debian Security Information: DSA-3949 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949 https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2788 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2403 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403
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