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Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-668)

🗓️ 17 Mar 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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Amazon Linux openssh package security update(ALAS-2016-668). The OpenSSH server did not sanitize data received in requests to enable X11 forwarding, allowing bypass of intended restrictions

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120658");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-3115");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-03-17 14:05:02 +0000 (Thu, 17 Mar 2016)");
  script_version("2025-01-23T05:37:39+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-23 05:37:39 +0000 (Thu, 23 Jan 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-09-11 10:29:00 +0000 (Tue, 11 Sep 2018)");

  script_name("Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-668)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/amazon_linux", "ssh/login/release");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"ALAS-2016-668");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2016-668.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'openssh' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-668 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that the OpenSSH server did not sanitize data received in requests to enable X11 forwarding. An authenticated client with restricted SSH access could possibly use this flaw to bypass intended restrictions.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'openssh' package(s) on Amazon Linux.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "AMAZON") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssh", rpm:"openssh~6.6.1p1~23.60.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssh-clients", rpm:"openssh-clients~6.6.1p1~23.60.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssh-debuginfo", rpm:"openssh-debuginfo~6.6.1p1~23.60.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssh-keycat", rpm:"openssh-keycat~6.6.1p1~23.60.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssh-ldap", rpm:"openssh-ldap~6.6.1p1~23.60.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"openssh-server", rpm:"openssh-server~6.6.1p1~23.60.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"pam_ssh_agent_auth", rpm:"pam_ssh_agent_auth~0.9.3~9.23.60.amzn1", rls:"AMAZON"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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