Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : java (jre, j2sdk) (SSA:2005-170-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 18802

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

Sun has released a couple of security advisories pertaining to both the Java Runtime Environment and the Standard Edition Development Kit.
These could allow applets to read or write to local files. For more details, Sun's advisories may be found here:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101748-1 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101749-1 Slackware repackage's Sun's Java(TM) binaries without changing them, so the packages from Slackware -current should be used for all glibc based Slackware versions.

Solution

Update the affected j2sdk and / or jre packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 18802

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2005-170-01.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Slackware Local Security Checks

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:j2sdk, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:jre, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/20/2005

Reference Information

SSA: 2005-170-01

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