Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53924
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2004-167-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the SSA:2004-167-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the SSA:2004-167-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New kernel packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current to fix a denial of service security issue. Without a patch to asm-i386/i387.h, a local user can crash the machine. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [link moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ Tue Jun 15 02:11:41 PDT 2004 patches/packages/kernel-ide-2.4.26-i486-3.tgz: Patched local DoS (CAN-2004-0554). Without this patch to asm-i386/i387.h a local user can crash the kernel. (* Security fix *) patches/packages/kernel-source-2.4.26-noarch-2.tgz: Patched local DoS (CAN-2004-0554). The new patch can be found here, too: patches/source/kernel-source/CAN-2004-0554.i387.fnclex.diff.gz (* Security fix *) patches/kernels/*: Patched local DoS (CAN-2004-0554). (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'kernel' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware 9.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 2.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0554 BugTraq ID: 10538 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10538 Bugtraq: 20040620 TSSA-2004-011 - kernel (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108786114032681&w=2 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#973654 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973654 Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2004:845 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000845 Debian Security Information: DSA-1067 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 Debian Security Information: DSA-1069 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 Debian Security Information: DSA-1070 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 Debian Security Information: DSA-1082 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 En Garde Linux Advisory: ESA-20040621-005 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108793699910896&w=2 http://lwn.net/Articles/91155/ http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:062 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15905 http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/index.html http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=108681568931323&w=2 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2915 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9426 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-255.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-260.html http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2004:017 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_17_kernel.html http://www.trustix.net/errata/2004/0034/ XForce ISS Database: linux-dos(16412) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16412
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