Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2024.304.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2024-304-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'tigervnc' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-304-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'tigervnc' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-304-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New tigervnc packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ extra/tigervnc/tigervnc-1.12.0-i586-7_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt. Recompiled against xorg-server-1.20.14, including a patch for a security issue: By providing a modified bitmap, a heap-based buffer overflow may occur. This may lead to local privilege escalation if the server is run as root or remote code execution (e.g. x11 over ssh). This vulnerability was discovered by: Jan-Niklas Sohn working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'tigervnc' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-9632
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