Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0159
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0159)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libtasn1' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0159 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libtasn1' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0159 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Jakub Jirasek of Secunia Research discovered that libtasn1 did not properly validate its input. This would allow an attacker to cause a crash by denial-of-service, or potentially execute arbitrary code, by tricking a user into processing a maliciously crafted assignments file (CVE-2017-6891). Affected Software/OS: 'libtasn1' package(s) on Mageia 5. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6891 BugTraq ID: 98641 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98641 Debian Security Information: DSA-3861 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3861 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-11 https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76125/ https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-11/ https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038619 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1510 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00018.html
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