Slackware 14.1 / current : glibc (SSA:2016-054-02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 88910

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New glibc packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5b214cba

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-08

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 88910

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2016-054-02.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Published: 2/24/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:glibc, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:glibc-i18n, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:glibc-profile, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:glibc-solibs, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/23/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7547

IAVA: 2016-A-0053

SSA: 2016-054-02

TRA: TRA-2017-08