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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2018.1362
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-1362-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'gcc-4.9-backport' package(s) announced via the DLA-1362-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'gcc-4.9-backport' package(s) announced via the DLA-1362-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
GCC 4.9 has been packaged as gcc-4.9-backport for Debian 7. This package will be needed by future updates to linux, and possibly other packages, to implement the retpoline mitigation for CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre variant 2).

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these issues have been fixed in gcc-4.9-backport version 4.9.2-10+deb7u1

Affected Software/OS:
'gcc-4.9-backport' package(s) on Debian 7.

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

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