Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2016.145.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2016-145-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-145-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-145-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New libarchive packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/libarchive-3.1.2-i486-2_slack14.1.txz: Rebuilt. Patched an issue with Zip archive handling that could allow an attacker to overwrite parts of the heap in a controlled fashion and execute arbitrary code. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'libarchive' package(s) on Slackware 14.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1541 BugTraq ID: 89355 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89355 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#862384 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/862384 Debian Security Information: DSA-3574 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3574 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1844 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.352685 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1463 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00003.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1663 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00090.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2981-1
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