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Slackware 12.0 / 12.1 / current : gnutls (SSA:2008-315-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 34731

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and
-current to fix a security issue. NOTE: The package for 12.0 has a different shared library soname, and the packages for 12.1 and
-current have an API/ABI change. Only the Pidgin package in Slackware links with GnuTLS, and upgraded Pidgin packages have also been made available. However, if the updated GnuTLS package is installed any other custom-compiled software that uses GnuTLS may need to be recompiled.

Solution

Update the affected gnutls package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?96437e7b

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 34731

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2008-315-01.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 11/11/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:gnutls, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4989

CWE: 255

SSA: 2008-315-01