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Slackware Linux 15.0 kcron Vulnerability (SSA:2024-240-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 206245

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of kcron installed on the remote host is prior to 21.12.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2024-240-01 advisory.

 New kcron packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix a security issue.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the kcron 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 kcron package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?81c695c2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 206245

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2024-240-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 8/28/2024

Updated: 8/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-24986

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/27/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-24986