Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2016.172.02
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2016-172-02)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'pcre' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-172-02 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'pcre' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-172-02 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New pcre packages are available for Slackware 14.1 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/pcre-8.39-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes bugs (including a couple of DoS security issues), and retrofits to PCRE1 some appropriate JIT improvements from PCRE2. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'pcre' package(s) on Slackware 14.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1283 BugTraq ID: 79825 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79825 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178193.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178955.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-02 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1132 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034555 http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.343110
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