Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2014.013.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2014-013-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libXfont' package(s) announced via the SSA:2014-013-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libXfont' package(s) announced via the SSA:2014-013-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New libXfont packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/libXfont-1.4.7-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a stack overflow when reading a BDF font file containing a longer than expected string, which could lead to crashes or privilege escalation. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'libXfont' package(s) on Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6462 BugTraq ID: 64694 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64694 Debian Security Information: DSA-2838 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2838 http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/33 http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2014-January/002389.html http://osvdb.org/101842 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:0018 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0018.html http://secunia.com/advisories/56240 http://secunia.com/advisories/56336 http://secunia.com/advisories/56357 http://secunia.com/advisories/56371 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0073 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00050.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0075 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00052.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2078-1 XForce ISS Database: libxfont-cve20136462-bo(90123) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90123
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