Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0201
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0201)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libffi' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0201 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libffi' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0201 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: libffi, a library used to call code written in one language from code written in a different language, was enforcing an executable stack on the i386 architecture. While this might not be considered a vulnerability by itself, this could be leveraged when exploiting other vulnerabilities, such as the 'stack clash' class of vulnerabilities discovered by Qualys Research Labs. Affected Software/OS: 'libffi' package(s) on Mageia 5. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-1000376 Debian Security Information: DSA-3889 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3889 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt
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