Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2019.238.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2019-238-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the SSA:2019-238-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the SSA:2019-238-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/linux-4.4.190/*: Upgraded. These updates fix various bugs and a minor local denial-of-service security issue. They also change this option: FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS n -> y This is needed by on-access virus scanning software. 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: Fixed in 4.4.190: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'kernel' package(s) on Slackware 14.2. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20961 Bugtraq: 20190826 [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-238-01) (Google Search) https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/48 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154228/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.4 https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349f https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349f https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/
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