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Fedora 15 : syslog-ng-3.2.4-3.fc15 (2011-7176)

low Nessus Plugin ID 54636

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Fixes a PCRE-bug, cf. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47800

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Solution

Update the affected syslog-ng package.

See Also

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47800

http://www.nessus.org/u?4a0b60de

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 54636

File Name: fedora_2011-7176.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/25/2011

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:syslog-ng, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:15

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2011

Reference Information

BID: 47800

FEDORA: 2011-7176