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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2024.205.02
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2024-205-02)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-205-02 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-205-02 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New glibc 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/aaa_glibc-solibs-2.33-i586-7_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
patches/packages/glibc-2.33-i586-7_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This update fixes security issues:
nscd: Stack-based buffer overflow in netgroup cache.
nscd: Null pointer crash after notfound response.
nscd: netgroup cache may terminate daemon on memory allocation failure.
nscd: netgroup cache assumes NSS callback uses in-buffer strings.
These vulnerabilities were only present in the nscd binary.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/glibc-i18n-2.33-i586-7_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
patches/packages/glibc-profile-2.33-i586-7_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'glibc' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, 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-2024-33599
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0005
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-33600
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0006
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-33601
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0007
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-33602
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=advisories/GLIBC-SA-2024-0008
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