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Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2011-086-03)

🗓️ 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'shadow' package(s) on Slackware 13.1 and Slackware current is missing an update for a security issue

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69341");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-0721");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-09-10 23:34:21 +0000 (Mon, 10 Sep 2012)");
  script_version("2024-02-01T14:37:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-01 14:37:10 +0000 (Thu, 01 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");

  script_name("Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2011-086-03)");
  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(13\.1|current)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SSA:2011-086-03");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.380014");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'shadow' package(s) announced via the SSA:2011-086-03 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"New shadow packages are available for Slackware 13.1 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 13.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/shadow-4.1.4.3-i486-1_slack13.1.txz: Rebuilt.
 This release fixes a security issue where local users may be able to add
 themselves to NIS groups through chfn and chsh.
 For more information, see:
 [link moved to references]
 (* Security fix *)
 Thanks to Gary Langshaw for collecting important additional patches from svn.
+--------------------------+");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'shadow' package(s) on Slackware 13.1, 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 == "SLK13.1") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"shadow", ver:"4.1.4.3-i486-1_slack13.1", rls:"SLK13.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"shadow", ver:"4.1.4.3-x86_64-1_slack13.1", rls:"SLK13.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "SLKcurrent") {

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"shadow", ver:"4.1.4.3-i486-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"shadow", ver:"4.1.4.3-x86_64-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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