Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2016.236.03
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2016-236-03)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'Linux' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-236-03 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'Linux' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-236-03 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New Linux kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/linux-4.4.19/*: Upgraded. A flaw was found in the implementation of the Linux kernels handling of networking challenge ack where an attacker is able to determine the shared counter. This may allow an attacker located on different subnet to inject or take over a TCP connection between a server and client without having to be a traditional Man In the Middle (MITM) style attack. Be sure to upgrade your initrd after upgrading the kernel packages. If you use lilo to boot your machine, be sure lilo.conf points to the correct kernel and initrd and run lilo as root to update the bootloader. If you use elilo to boot your machine, you should run eliloconfig to copy the kernel and initrd to the EFI System Partition. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'Linux' package(s) on Slackware 14.2, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5389
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