The remote host is missing an update for the
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2024.206.02");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-40896");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-07-25 04:09:21 +0000 (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)");
script_version("2024-07-25T05:05:41+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-07-25 05:05:41 +0000 (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_name("Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2024-206-02)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Slackware Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/slackware_linux", "ssh/login/slackpack", re:"ssh/login/release=SLK(15\.0|current)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SSA:2024-206-02");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2024&m=slackware-security.341361");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40896");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-206-02 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware XXX 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/libxml2-2.11.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a security issue:
Fix XXE protection in downstream code.
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libxml2' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, Slackware current.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-slack.inc");
release = slk_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "SLK15.0") {
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.11.9-i586-1_slack15.0", rls:"SLK15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.11.9-x86_64-1_slack15.0", rls:"SLK15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "SLKcurrent") {
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.13.3-i686-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isslkpkgvuln(pkg:"libxml2", ver:"2.13.3-x86_64-1", rls:"SLKcurrent"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);