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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2016.359.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2016-359-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-359-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-359-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New expat packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, 14.1,
14.2, and -current to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/expat-2.2.0-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes bugs and security issues:
Multiple integer overflows in XML_GetBuffer.
Fix crash on malformed input.
Improve insufficient fix to CVE-2015-1283 / CVE-2015-2716.
Use more entropy for hash initialization.
Resolve troublesome internal call to srand.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'expat' package(s) on Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37, Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware 14.2, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-6702
BugTraq ID: 91483
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91483
Debian Security Information: DSA-3597 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3597
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-21
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3010-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1283
BugTraq ID: 75973
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973
Debian Security Information: DSA-3315 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315
Debian Security Information: DSA-3318 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3318
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1499
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1508 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00006.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1512 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00007.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1287 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1441 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00064.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1523 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00010.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2726-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2716
BugTraq ID: 74611
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
Debian Security Information: DSA-3260 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260
Debian Security Information: DSA-3264 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0988
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1012
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0960 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0978 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0892 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0934 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1266 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-0718
1036348
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
1036415
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036415
1037705
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037705
20170227 CVE-2016-9892 - Remote Code Execution as Root via ESET Endpoint Antivirus 6
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/68
90729
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90729
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
DSA-3582
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3582
GLSA-201701-21
RHSA-2016:2824
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2824.html
RHSA-2018:2486
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2486
SUSE-SU-2016:1508
SUSE-SU-2016:1512
USN-2983-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2983-1
USN-3044-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
[oss-security] 20160517 CVE-2016-0718: Expat XML Parser Crashes on Malformed Input
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/17/12
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141350/ESET-Endpoint-Antivirus-6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://support.eset.com/ca6333/
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-68.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1236923
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1296102
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10365
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
https://support.apple.com/HT206903
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-20
openSUSE-SU-2016:1441
openSUSE-SU-2016:1523
openSUSE-SU-2016:1964
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
openSUSE-SU-2016:2026
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4472
91528
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91528
USN-3013-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3013-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344251
https://sourceforge.net/p/expat/code_git/ci/f0bec73b018caa07d3e75ec8dd967f3785d71bde
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5300
BugTraq ID: 91159
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91159
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/2016/06/04/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/5
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