Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60827
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-098-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'm4' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-098-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'm4' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-098-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New m4 packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, and -current to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [links moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/m4-1.4.11-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz: Upgraded to m4-1.4.11. In addition to bugfixes and enhancements, this version of m4 also fixes two issues with possible security implications. A minor security fix with the use of 'maketemp' and 'mkstemp' -- these are now quoted to prevent the (rather unlikely) possibility that an unquoted string could match an existing macro causing operations to be done on the wrong file. Also, a problem with the '-F' option (introduced with version 1.4) could cause a core dump or possibly (with certain file names) the execution of arbitrary code. For more information on these issues, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'm4' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0, Slackware 9.1, Slackware 10.0, Slackware 10.1, Slackware 10.2, Slackware 11.0, Slackware 12.0, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1687 BugTraq ID: 28688 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28688 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/12 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/04/07/4 http://secunia.com/advisories/29671 http://secunia.com/advisories/29729 http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.510612 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1151/references XForce ISS Database: gnu-m4-macros-weak-security(41706) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41706 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1688 http://osvdb.org/44272 XForce ISS Database: gnu-m4-producefrozenstate-format-string(41704) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41704
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