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Slackware 9.0 : 2.4.21 kernels available (SSA:2003-168-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18741

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

Precompiled Linux 2.4.21 kernels and source packages are now available for Slackware 9.0 and -current. These provide an improved version of the ptrace fix that had been applied to 2.4.20 in Slackware 9.0 (for example, command line options now appear correctly when root does 'ps ax'), and fix a potential denial of service problem with netfilter.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e3f135eb

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18741

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2003-168-01.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-ide, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-source, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2003

Reference Information

SSA: 2003-168-01