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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200508-10 (Kismet)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200508-10.
Insight
Insight
Kismet is vulnerable to multiple issues potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
All Kismet users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-wireless/kismet-2005.08.1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200508-10 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102702 http://www.kismetwireless.net/blog/?entry=/kismet/entry-1124158146.txt