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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2015.351.02
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2015-351-02)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libpng' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-351-02 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libpng' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-351-02 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New libpng 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/libpng-1.4.19-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
Fixed an out-of-range read in png_check_keyword(). Thanks to Qixue Xiao.
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'libpng' 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-2015-8540
BugTraq ID: 80592
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80592
Debian Security Information: DSA-3443 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3443
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174435.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-08
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/10/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/10/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/11/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/11/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/17/10
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1430
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430
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