Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2022.298.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2022-298-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the SSA:2022-298-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'expat' package(s) announced via the SSA:2022-298-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New expat packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/expat-2.5.0-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: Fix heap use-after-free after overeager destruction of a shared DTD in function XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate in out-of-memory situations. Expected impact is denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution. 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 15.0, 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-2022-43680 Debian Security Information: DSA-5266 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5266 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AJ5VY2VYXE4WTRGQ6LMGLF6FV3SY37YE/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPQVIF6TOJNY2T3ZZETFKR4G34FFREBQ/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XG5XOOB7CD55CEE6OJYKSACSIMQ4RWQ6/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BY4OPSIB33ETNUXZY2UPZ4NGQ3OKDY4D/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FFCOMBSOJKLIKCGCJWHLJXO4EVYBG7AR/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUJ2BULJTZ2BMSKQHB6US674P55UCWWS/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-38 https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/649 https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/616 https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/650 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00033.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/28/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/03/5
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