Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2024.088.03
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2024-088-03)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'coreutils' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-088-03 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'coreutils' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-088-03 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New coreutils packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/coreutils-9.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. chmod -R now avoids a race where an attacker may replace a traversed file with a symlink, causing chmod to operate on an unintended file. [This bug was present in 'the beginning'.] split --line-bytes with a mixture of very long and short lines no longer overwrites the heap. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'coreutils' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.6 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-0684 RHBZ#2258948 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258948 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0684 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/2
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