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Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : sysklogd update (SSA:2004-124-02)

🗓️ 13 Jul 2005 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Slackware sysklogd update for versions 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and current fixes a security issue where a user could crash syslogd

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Slackware Security Advisory 2004-124-02. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Slackware Linux, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(18756);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_xref(name:"SSA", value:"2004-124-02");

  script_name(english:"Slackware 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : sysklogd update (SSA:2004-124-02)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package in /var/log/packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Slackware host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"New sysklogd packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and
-current to fix a security issue where a user could cause syslogd to
crash. Thanks to Steve Grubb who researched the issue."
  );
  # http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.371438
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?7a11e015"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected sysklogd package."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:sysklogd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/05/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/07/13");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Slackware Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Slackware/release", "Host/Slackware/packages");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("slackware.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Slackware");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/packages")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Slackware", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (slackware_check(osver:"8.1", pkgname:"sysklogd", pkgver:"1.4.1", pkgarch:"i386", pkgnum:"7")) flag++;

if (slackware_check(osver:"9.0", pkgname:"sysklogd", pkgver:"1.4.1", pkgarch:"i386", pkgnum:"9")) flag++;

if (slackware_check(osver:"9.1", pkgname:"sysklogd", pkgver:"1.4.1", pkgarch:"i486", pkgnum:"9")) flag++;

if (slackware_check(osver:"current", pkgname:"sysklogd", pkgver:"1.4.1", pkgarch:"i486", pkgnum:"9")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:slackware_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

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