Slackware 10.2 / current : x11 (SSA:2006-207-02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 22099

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New x11 packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and -current to fix security issues. In addition, fontconfig and freetype have been split out from the x11 packages in -current, so if you run -current you'll also need to install those new packages.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?692993a8

http://www.nessus.org/u?ef9a444e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22099

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2006-207-02.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 7/28/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:x11-xdmx, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:freetype, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:x11-xnest, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:fontconfig, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:x11-devel, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:x11, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.2, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:x11-xvfb

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1861

SSA: 2006-207-02