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Slackware 12.0 / 12.1 / 12.2 / current : glib2 (SSA:2009-086-02)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 36038

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New glib2 packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and
-current to fix overflows that may be security issues.

Solution

Update the affected glib2 package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?12bd597d

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 36038

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2009-086-02.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 3/30/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.1, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:glib2

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/28/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4316

CWE: 189

SSA: 2009-086-02