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Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : expat (SSA:2016-359-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96092

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New expat packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected expat package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4e91e6f9

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96092

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2016-359-01.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 12/27/2016

Updated: 1/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0718

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:expat, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/24/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6702, CVE-2015-1283, CVE-2016-0718, CVE-2016-4472, CVE-2016-5300

SSA: 2016-359-01