Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2015.047.03
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2015-047-03)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-047-03 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'sudo' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-047-03 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New sudo 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/sudo-1.8.12-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a potential security issue by only passing the TZ environment variable it is considered safe. This prevents exploiting bugs in glibc's TZ parser that could be used to read files that the user does not have access to, or to cause a denial of service. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'sudo' 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: 2.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-9680 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-02 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/15/24 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1409 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1409.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033158
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