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Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-124-02 sysklogd update
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Slackware Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced via advisory SSA:2004-124-02.
Insight
Insight
New sysklogd packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current to fix a security issue where a user could cause syslogd to crash. Thanks to Steve Grubb who researched the issue.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the new package(s).