Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2023.003.02
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2023-003-02)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'rxvt-unicode' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-003-02 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'rxvt-unicode' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-003-02 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New rxvt-unicode packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/rxvt-unicode-9.26-i586-3_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt. When the 'background' extension was loaded, an attacker able to control the data written to the terminal would be able to execute arbitrary code as the terminal's user. Thanks to David Leadbeater and Ben Collver. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'rxvt-unicode' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-4170 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-20 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151597 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/05/1
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