Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2022.027.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2022-027-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the SSA:2022-027-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the SSA:2022-027-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New expat packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/expat-2.4.3-i586-3_slack14.2.txz: Rebuilt. Prevent integer overflow in doProlog. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'expat' package(s) on Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, 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:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-23990 https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-05 Debian Security Information: DSA-5073 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5073 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/34NXVL2RZC2YZRV74ZQ3RNFB7WCEUP7D/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7FF2UH7MPXKTADYSJUAHI2Y5UHBSHUH/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-24 https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/551 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
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