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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71979
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2012-244-05)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'slocate' package(s) announced via the SSA:2012-244-05 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'slocate' package(s) announced via the SSA:2012-244-05 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New slocate packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37,
and -current to fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Patched to use lstat64 and -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE. Thanks to Mancha+.
Patched to fix information leak of filenames in protected directories.
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'slocate' package(s) on Slackware 12.1, Slackware 12.2, Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-0227
BugTraq ID: 21989
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21989
Bugtraq: 20070112 Re: slocate leaks filenames of protected directories (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456530/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20070110 slocate leaks filenames of protected directories (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456489/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456593/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456739/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20070329 FLEA-2007-0005-1: slocate (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464220/30/7320/threaded
http://osvdb.org/33465
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-425-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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