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Slackware 13.1 / 13.37 / current : emacs (SSA:2012-228-02)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61553

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New emacs packages are available for Slackware 13.1, 13.37, and
-current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected emacs package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?27d1aa42

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61553

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2012-228-02.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 8/16/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:emacs, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3479

BID: 54969

SSA: 2012-228-02