Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2014.156.04
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2014-156-04)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'sendmail' package(s) announced via the SSA:2014-156-04 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'sendmail' package(s) announced via the SSA:2014-156-04 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New sendmail 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/sendmail-8.14.9-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes one security related bug by properly closing file descriptors (except stdin, stdout, and stderr) before executing programs. This bug could enable local users to interfere with an open SMTP connection if they can execute their own program for mail delivery (e.g., via procmail or the prog mailer). For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) patches/packages/sendmail-cf-8.14.9-noarch-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'sendmail' 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: 1.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3956 BugTraq ID: 67791 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67791 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134349.html FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-14:11 http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-14%3A11.sendmail.asc http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-32.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:147 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:128 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126975/Slackware-Security-Advisory-sendmail-Updates.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030331 http://secunia.com/advisories/57455 http://secunia.com/advisories/58628 http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.728644 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0804 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00032.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0805 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00033.html
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