Amazon Linux AMI : cloud-init (ALAS-2016-763)

It was discovered that cloud-init in the Amazon Linux AMI wrote IAM role credentials from the instance metadata service to files readable by the root user in /var/lib/cloud. An application with root privileges, a container with access to the relevant files, or a root user of an AMI derived from a...

Important: cloud-init

Issue Overview: It was discovered that cloud-init in the Amazon Linux AMI wrote IAM role credentials from the instance metadata service to files readable by the root user in /var/lib/cloud. An application with root privileges, a container with access to the relevant files, or a root user of an AM...

Nexpose Scan Engine on the AWS Marketplace

Rapid7 is excited to announce that you can now find a Nexpose Scan Engine AMI on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace making it simple to deploy a pre-authorized Nexpose Scan Engine from the AWS Marketplace to scan your AWS assets! What is an AMI ? An Amazon Machine Image AMI allows you to launch ...

CVE-2015-6861

HPE Helion Eucalyptus 3.4.0 through 4.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass an intended AssumeRole permission requirement and assume an IAM role by leveraging a policy setting for a user's account...

CVE-2015-6861

CVE-2015-6861 affects HPE Helion Eucalyptus (versions 3.4.0–4.2.0). The issue allows remote authenticated users to bypass the intended AssumeRole permission and assume an IAM role by abusing a policy setting on a user’s account. Impact is described as bypassing IAM permission controls with potent...

CVE-2015-6861

HPE Helion Eucalyptus 3.4.0 through 4.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass an intended AssumeRole permission requirement and assume an IAM role by leveraging a policy setting for a user's account...

CVE-2015-6861: Undefined Security Weakness

HPE Helion Eucalyptus 3.4.0 through 4.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass an intended AssumeRole permission requirement and assume an IAM role by leveraging a policy setting for a user's account...

Multiple Flaws Exposed in Pocket Add-on for Firefox

With providing easy accessibility, the battle is not won! Server-side Vulnerabilities have been reported by a security researcher in the popular Pocket add-on that comes attached with the Firefox browser. The security flaws could have allowed hackers to exfiltrate data from the company’s servers ...

Puppet Labs Facter Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Puppet Labs Facter is a set of configuration management system of Puppet Labs in the United States. The system has to help system administrators automatically configure the relevant software, automatic execution of the update system equipment and other functions. A security vulnerability exists i...

CVE-2015-1426

Puppet Labs Facter 1.6.0 through 2.4.0 allows local users to obtains sensitive Amazon EC2 IAM instance metadata by reading a fact for an Amazon EC2 node...

CVE-2015-1426

Puppet Labs Facter 1.6.0 through 2.4.0 allows local users to obtains sensitive Amazon EC2 IAM instance metadata by reading a fact for an Amazon EC2 node...

Code injection

Puppet Labs Facter 1.6.0 through 2.4.0 allows local users to obtains sensitive Amazon EC2 IAM instance metadata by reading a fact for an Amazon EC2 node...

CVE-2015-1426

CVE-2015-1426 affects Puppet Labs Facter 1.6.0 through 2.4.0. The vulnerability allows local users to obtain sensitive Amazon EC2 IAM instance metadata by reading a fact for an Amazon EC2 node. The connected documents corroborate this issue across multiple sources (OSV, CNVD, NVD, GN advisories)....

CVE-2015-1426

Puppet Labs Facter 1.6.0 through 2.4.0 allows local users to obtains sensitive Amazon EC2 IAM instance metadata by reading a fact for an Amazon EC2 node...

CVE-2015-1426: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Puppet Labs Facter 1.6.0 through 2.4.0 allows local users to obtains sensitive Amazon EC2 IAM instance metadata by reading a fact for an Amazon EC2 node...

Puppet Labs Facter allows local users to obtains sensitive Amazon EC2 IAM instance metadata by reading a fact for an Amazon EC2 node.

Puppet Labs Facter 1.6.0 through 2.4.0 allows local users to obtains sensitive Amazon EC2 IAM instance metadata by reading a fact for an Amazon EC2 node...

Security auditing tool for AWS: AWS Scout2

Scout2 is an open source tool that helps assessing the security posture of AWS environments. Using the AWS API, the Scout2 Python scripts fetch CloudTrail, EC2, IAM, RDS, and S3, configuration data. The gathered configuration is analysed and stored as JSON objects in several JavaScript files. The...

IBM-Sun deal could alter identity management landscape

The rumored acquisition of Sun Microsystems by IBM could have far-reaching consequences for the identity-management market. Both companies have long histories in the IAM market, but have taken different paths over the years, with Sun focusing on open-source development and IBM sticking with the...