Slackware 14.1 / current : pcre (SSA:2015-328-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 87055

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New pcre packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected pcre package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9948c89a

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 87055

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2015-328-01.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Published: 11/25/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:pcre, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3210

SSA: 2015-328-01