ID de Prueba:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2025.073.01
Categoría:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Título:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2025-073-01)
Resumen:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the SSA:2025-073-01 advisory.
Descripción:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the SSA:2025-073-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New expat packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/expat-2.7.0-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update addresses a security issue: Fix crash from chaining a large number of entities caused by stack overflow by resolving use of recursion, for all three uses of entities: general entities in character data general entities in attribute values parameter entities Known impact is (reliable and easy) denial of service. Please note that a layer of compression around XML can significantly reduce the minimum attack payload. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'expat' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Referencia Cruzada:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8176
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG

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