SB2019040910 - Amazon Linux AMI update for bind



SB2019040910 - Amazon Linux AMI update for bind

Published: April 9, 2019 Updated: May 22, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019040910
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5741)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the documentation of the 'update-policy' feature for the 'krb5-subdomain' and 'ms-subdomain' update policies. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions to modify records in the zone at or below the name specified in the name field.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.