Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2015.047.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2015-047-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'patch' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-047-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'patch' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-047-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New patch 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/patch-2.7.4-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. Patch no longer follows symbolic links to input and output files. This ensures that symbolic links created by git-style patches cannot cause patch to write outside the working directory. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'patch' 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: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1196 BugTraq ID: 72074 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72074 http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/173 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0199 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html XForce ISS Database: gnupatch-unspecified-symlink(99967) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99967
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