Slackware Linux 15.0 / current aaa_base Vulnerability (SSA:2022-046-01)

The version of aaabase installed on the remote host is prior to 15.0 / 15.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2022-046-01 advisory. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number...

Slackware Linux 15.0 / current util-linux Vulnerability (SSA:2022-046-02)

The version of util-linux installed on the remote host is prior to 2.37.4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2022-046-02 advisory. - A flaw was found in the util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with Readline support. The Readline library uses an...

[slackware-security] util-linux

New util-linux packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/util-linux-2.37.4-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes a security issue in chsh1 and chfn8: By default, these...

[slackware-security] aaa_base

New aaabase packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/aaabase-15.0-i586-4slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt. If root's mailbox did not already exist, it would be created with insecure permissions...

[slackware-security] mariadb

New mariadb packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mariadb-10.5.15-i586-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes potential denial-of-service vulnerabilities. For more information,...

Slackware Linux 15.0 / current mariadb Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2022-044-01)

The version of mariadb installed on the remote host is prior to 10.5.15 / 10.6.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2022-044-01 advisory. - MariaDB through 10.5.9 allows an application crash in findfieldintables and findorderinlist via an unused commo...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-91.6.0-i686-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-firefox-91.6.0esr-i686-1slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more...

Slackware Linux 15.0 / current mozilla-thunderbird Vulnerability (SSA:2022-040-02)

The version of mozilla-thunderbird installed on the remote host is prior to 91.6.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2022-040-02 advisory. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version...

[slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel

New kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/linux-4.4.301/: Upgraded. These updates fix various bugs and security issues, including the recently announced i915 issue that could lead to...

Slackware Linux 14.2 kernel-generic Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2022-031-01)

The version of kernel-generic installed on the remote host is prior to 4.4.301 / 4.4.301smp. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2022-031-01 advisory. - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7.3, related to mm/gup.c and mm/hugememory.c. T...

[slackware-security] expat

New expat packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/expat-2.4.3-i586-3slack14.2.txz: Rebuilt. Prevent integer overflow in doProlog. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] polkit

New polkit packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/polkit-0.113-i586-4slack14.2.txz: Rebuilt. PATCH pkexec: local privilege escalation. Thanks to Qualys Research Labs for...

Slackware Linux 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current polkit Vulnerability (SSA:2022-025-02)

The version of polkit installed on the remote host is prior to 0.105 / 0.113 / 0.120. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2022-025-02 advisory. - A local privilege escalation vulnerability was found on polkit's pkexec utility. The pkexec application is a setuid...

[slackware-security] expat

New expat packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/expat-2.4.3-i586-2slack14.2.txz: Rebuilt. Fix signed integer overflow in function XMLGetBuffer for when XMLCONTEXTBYTES i...

[slackware-security] wpa_supplicant

New wpasupplicant packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/wpasupplicant-2.9-i586-2slack14.2.txz: Rebuilt. This update contains patches for these security issues: The...

Slackware Linux 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current wpa_supplicant Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2022-019-01)

The version of wpasupplicant installed on the remote host is prior to 2.10 / 2.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2022-019-01 advisory. - The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd and wpasupplicant are vulnerable to side-channel attacks as a result ...

[slackware-security] expat

New expat packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/expat-2.4.3-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Fix issues with left shifts by =29 places resulting in: a realloc acting as fre...

Slackware Linux 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current expat Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2022-016-01)

The version of expat installed on the remote host is prior to 2.4.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2022-016-01 advisory. - In Expat aka libexpat before 2.4.3, a left shift by 29 or more places in the storeAtts function in xmlparse.c can lead to...

[slackware-security] wpa_supplicant

New wpasupplicant packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/wpasupplicant-2.9-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes the following security issues: AP mode PMF...