MDVA-2009:034 : alsa

high Nessus Plugin ID 37091

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

This update upgrades ALSA packages to version 1.0.18, with minor bug fixes and enhancements, which can be looked in detail at http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Changes_v1.0.18rc3_v1.0.18 .

Updated libalsa2 also contains fixes affecting, for example, the speaker-testing tool not working correctly in some scenarios.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2009:034

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 37091

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2009-034.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux

Required KB Items: Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/5/2009