Slackware 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / current : wpa_supplicant (SSA:2014-344-07)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79872

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New wpa_supplicant packages are available for Slackware 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected wpa_supplicant package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1c3b7028

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79872

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2014-344-07.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 12/15/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:wpa_supplicant, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3686

SSA: 2014-344-07