Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : bind (SSA:2020-170-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 137699

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New bind packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and
-current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected bind package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?026c3734

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 137699

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2020-170-01.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 6/22/2020

Updated: 8/28/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8619

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:bind, 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: 6/18/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8619

IAVA: 2020-A-0276-S

SSA: 2020-170-01