Medium: openssh

Issue Overview:

Due to the way the pam_ssh_agent_auth PAM module was built, the glibc’s error() function was called rather than the intended error() function in pam_ssh_agent_auth to report errors. As these two functions expect different arguments, it was possible for an attacker to cause an application using pam_ssh_agent_auth to crash, disclose portions of its memory or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-5536)

Affected Packages:

openssh

Issue Correction:
Run yum update openssh to update your system.

New Packages:

i686:  
    openssh-ldap-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.i686  
    pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-84.20.amzn1.i686  
    openssh-server-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.i686  
    openssh-clients-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.i686  
    openssh-debuginfo-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.i686  
    openssh-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.i686  
  
src:  
    openssh-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    openssh-clients-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.x86_64  
    openssh-ldap-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.x86_64  
    openssh-server-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.x86_64  
    openssh-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.x86_64  
    openssh-debuginfo-5.3p1-84.20.amzn1.x86_64  
    pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.9.3-84.20.amzn1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2012-5536

Mitre: CVE-2012-5536