Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2015.351.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2015-351-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'grub' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-351-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'grub' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-351-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New grub packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/grub-2.00-i486-3_slack14.1.txz: Rebuilt. Patched bug where password protection during system startup may be bypassed by hitting the backspace key 28 times giving a rescue shell. Thanks to Hector Marco and Ismael Ripoll. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'grub' package(s) on Slackware 14.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-8370 BugTraq ID: 79358 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79358 Bugtraq: 20151215 Back to 28: Grub2 Authentication Bypass 0-Day [CVE-2015-8370] (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537115/100/0/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-3421 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3421 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174049.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173703.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/69 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-03 http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2015-8370-Grub2-authentication-bypass.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134831/Grub2-Authentication-Bypass.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:2623 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2623.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034422 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:2385 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00039.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:2386 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00040.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:2387 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00041.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:2399 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00044.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2375 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00037.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2392 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00043.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0036 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00003.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2836-1
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