Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2016.057.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2016-057-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libssh' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-057-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libssh' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-057-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New libssh packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/libssh-0.7.3-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. Fixed weak key generation. Due to a bug in the ephemeral secret key generation for the diffie-hellman-group1 and diffie-hellman-group14 methods, ephemeral secret keys of size 128 bits are generated, instead of the recommended sizes of 1024 and 2048 bits, giving a practical security of 63 bits. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'libssh' package(s) on 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:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-0739 Debian Security Information: DSA-3488 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3488 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178058.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178822.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-12 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0566 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0566.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0880 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00111.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2912-1
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