Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51637
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2005:033
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory RHSA-2005:033. The alsa-lib package provides a library of functions for communication with kernel sound drivers. A flaw in the alsa mixer code was discovered that caused stack execution protection to be disabled for the libasound.so library. The effect of this flaw is that stack execution protection, through NX or Exec-Shield, would be disabled for any application linked to libasound. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0087 to this issue Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a patched version of the library which correctly enables stack execution protection. Solution: Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-033.html Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 4.6
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0087 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10355 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-033.html
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