Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / current : mercurial (SSA:2016-123-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 90836

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New mercurial packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected mercurial package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?653ad667

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 90836

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2016-123-01.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Published: 5/3/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:mercurial, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7545, CVE-2016-3105

SSA: 2016-123-01