Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2023.359.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2023-359-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-359-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-359-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New kernel packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix bugs and security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/linux-5.15.145/*: Upgraded. These updates fix various bugs and security issues. Thanks to jwoithe for the PCI fix! 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 5.15.140: [link moved to references] Fixed in 5.15.141: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'kernel' package(s) on Slackware 15.0. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 3.8 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-46862 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218032#c4 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7644b1a1c9a7ae8ab99175989bfc8676055edb46 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-6121 RHBZ#2250043 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250043 RHSA-2024:2394 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394 RHSA-2024:2950 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950 RHSA-2024:3138 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6121
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