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Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : mercurial (SSA:2017-223-03)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 102434

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

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

Solution

Update the affected mercurial package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?977302c0

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 102434

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2017-223-03.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Published: 8/14/2017

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:mercurial, 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

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000115, CVE-2017-1000116

SSA: 2017-223-03