Slackware 14.2 / current : nettle (SSA:2018-339-02)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 119448

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New nettle packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected nettle package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4d0a19b4

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 119448

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2018-339-02.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 12/6/2018

Updated: 7/17/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16869

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:nettle, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-16869

SSA: 2018-339-02