SB2019112154 - Input validation error in Slackware Linux
Published: November 21, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019112154
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7172)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Slackware 13.1, 13.37, 14.0 and 14.1 contain world-writable permissions on the iodbctest and iodbctestw programs within the libiodbc package, which could allow local users to use RPATH information to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.