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MDVA-2009:208 : alsa-oss

high Nessus Plugin ID 42835

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The aoss script which redirect OSS sound output to Alsa contains an error which makes it fail to preload the correct library. Because of this error, old applications using OSS may fail to play sound if PulseAudio is not used.

This update corrects this error.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2009:208

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 42835

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2009-208.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Published: 11/18/2009

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux

Required KB Items: Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/17/2009