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Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-232)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/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
It was found that xinetd ignored the user and group configuration directives for services running under the tcpmux-server service. This flaw could cause the associated services to run as root. If there was a flaw in such a service, a remote attacker could use it to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the root user. (CVE-2013-4342 )
Solution
Solution
Run yum update xinetd to update your system.