Slackware 13.1 / current : shadow (SSA:2011-086-03)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 54899

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New shadow packages are available for Slackware 13.1 and -current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected shadow package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f5729cce

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 54899

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2011-086-03.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Published: 5/28/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:shadow, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0721

BID: 46426

SSA: 2011-086-03