Slackware 14.2 / current : libssh2 (SSA:2019-077-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 122940

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New libssh2 packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected libssh2 package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b250919f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 122940

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2019-077-01.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/19/2019

Updated: 2/4/2020

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3855

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:libssh2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, 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: 3/18/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/21/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3855, CVE-2019-3856, CVE-2019-3857, CVE-2019-3858, CVE-2019-3859, CVE-2019-3860, CVE-2019-3861, CVE-2019-3862, CVE-2019-3863

SSA: 2019-077-01