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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53964
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2003-266-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'New' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-266-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'New' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-266-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Upgraded OpenSSH 3.7.1p2 packages are available for Slackware 8.1,
9.0 and -current. This fixes security problems with PAM
authentication. It also includes several code cleanups from Solar
Designer.

Slackware is not vulnerable to the PAM problem, and it is not
believed that any of the other code cleanups fix exploitable
security problems, not nevertheless sites may wish to upgrade.

These are some of the more interesting entries from OpenSSH's
ChangeLog so you can be the judge:

[buffer.c]
protect against double free, #660, zardoz at users.sf.net
- markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2003/09/18 08:49:45
[deattack.c misc.c session.c ssh-agent.c]
more buffer allocation fixes, from Solar Designer, CAN-2003-0682,
ok millert@
- (djm) Bug #676: Fix PAM stack corruption
- (djm) Fix bad free() in PAM code

Affected Software/OS:
'New' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0682
Bugtraq: 20030917 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.040] OpenPKG Security Advisory (openssh) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106381409220492&w=2
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:741
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000741
Debian Security Information: DSA-382 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-382
Debian Security Information: DSA-383 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-383
En Garde Linux Advisory: ESA-20030918-024
FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-03:12
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A446
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2003:279
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106373546332230&w=2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-280.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2003:039 (Google Search)
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