Slackware 12.1 / 12.2 / 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / current : slocate (SSA:2012-244-05)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61752

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New slocate packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, and -current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected slocate package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?d30cce41

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61752

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2012-244-05.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 9/4/2012

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:slocate, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, 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: 8/31/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0227

BID: 21989

SSA: 2012-244-05