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Amazon Linux AMI: ALAS-2017-886: Security patch for aws-cfn-bootstrap

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Amazon Linux AMI: ALAS-2017-886: Security patch for aws-cfn-bootstrap

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/31/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/01/2017
Modified
12/20/2017

Description

New optional parameter "umask" introduced into cfn-hup.conf file in order to configure the cfn-hup daemon's umask.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-aws-cfn-bootstrap

References

  • ALAS-2017-886

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