Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : curl (SSA:2018-304-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 118586

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New curl packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and
-current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected curl package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?fa628473

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 118586

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2018-304-01.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 11/1/2018

Updated: 1/31/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16840

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:curl, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/31/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-16839, CVE-2018-16840, CVE-2018-16842

SSA: 2018-304-01