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Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-042-01)

🗓️ 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-042-01 advisory. New kernel packages are available for Slackware 12.0, and -current to fix a local root exploit

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60390");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0010", "CVE-2008-0163", "CVE-2008-0600");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-09-10 23:34:21 +0000 (Mon, 10 Sep 2012)");
  script_version("2025-01-14T05:37:02+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-14 05:37:02 +0000 (Tue, 14 Jan 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_name("Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-042-01)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Slackware Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/slackware_linux", "ssh/login/slackpack", re:"ssh/login/release=SLK(12\.0|current)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SSA:2008-042-01");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.562341");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-042-01 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"New kernel packages are available for Slackware 12.0, and -current to
fix a local root exploit.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

 [links moved to references]


Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/kernel-generic-2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz:
 All of these kernel upgrades fix yesterday's local root exploit.
 For more information, see:
 [links moved to references]
 (* Security fix *)
patches/packages/kernel-generic-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0.tgz:
 (* Security fix *)
patches/packages/kernel-huge-2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz:
 (* Security fix *)
patches/packages/kernel-huge-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0.tgz:
 (* Security fix *)
If you use lilo, don't forget to run it again after the upgrade.
+--------------------------+");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'kernel' package(s) on Slackware 12.0, Slackware current.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-slack.inc");

release = slk_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLK12.0") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-generic", ver:"2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0", rls:"SLK12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-generic-smp", ver:"2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0", rls:"SLK12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-huge", ver:"2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0", rls:"SLK12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-huge-smp", ver:"2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0", rls:"SLK12.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "SLKcurrent") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-generic", ver:"2.6.23.16-i486-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-generic-smp", ver:"2.6.23.16_smp-i686-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-headers", ver:"2.6.23.16_smp-i386-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-huge", ver:"2.6.23.16-i486-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-huge-smp", ver:"2.6.23.16_smp-i686-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-modules", ver:"2.6.23.16-i486-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-modules-smp", ver:"2.6.23.16_smp-i686-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-source", ver:"2.6.23.16_smp-noarch-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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