Slackware Linux 15.0 / current curl Vulnerability (SSA:2024-213-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 204944

Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to curl.

Description

The version of curl installed on the remote host is prior to 8.9.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2024-213-01 advisory.

New curl packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the curl security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the affected curl package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?79cad035

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 204944

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2024-213-01.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 8/1/2024

Updated: 9/13/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-7264

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:curl, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/31/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-7264

IAVA: 2024-A-0457-S