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Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-227)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
1 year ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update announced via the referenced Security Advisory.
Insight
Insight
nagios.upgrade_to_v3.sh allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary nagioscfg file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
Solution
Solution
Run yum update nagios to update your system.