Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced
via advisory SSA:2009-051-02.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2009-051-02
Insight
New git packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix security issues.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3546
There are other security issues related to gitweb, which Slackware does not ship, but could be added to a Slackware install. These problems are also fixed with this update. The CVE entries for the gitweb issues may be found here:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5516 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5517
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-3546, CVE-2008-5516, CVE-2008-5517 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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