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Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2015-478)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in e2fsprogs. A specially crafted Ext2/3/4 file system could cause an application using the ext2fs library (for example, fsck) to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
Run yum update e2fsprogs to update your system.