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GLSA-201601-04 : OpenSMTPD: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 88393

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201601-04 (OpenSMTPD: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSMTPD. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All OpenSMTPD users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-mta/opensmtpd-5.7.3_p1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-04

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 88393

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201601-04.nasl

Version: 2.2

Type: local

Published: 1/27/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:opensmtpd, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/27/2016

Reference Information

GLSA: 201601-04