Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2017.261.02
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2017-261-02)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libgcrypt' package(s) announced via the SSA:2017-261-02 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libgcrypt' package(s) announced via the SSA:2017-261-02 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New libgcrypt packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/libgcrypt-1.7.9-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. Mitigate a local side-channel attack on Curve25519 dubbed 'May the Fourth be With You'. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'libgcrypt' package(s) on Slackware 14.2, 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-2017-0379 BugTraq ID: 100503 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100503 Debian Security Information: DSA-3959 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3959 https://bugs.debian.org/873383 https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/806 https://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libgcrypt.git;a=commit;h=da780c8183cccc8f533c8ace8211ac2cb2bdee7b https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2017/msg00221.html https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0379 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041294
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