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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current libssh2 Vulnerability (SSA:2024-290-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 209183

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to libssh2.

Description

The version of libssh2 installed on the remote host is prior to 1.11.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2024-290-01 advisory.

 New libssh2 packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the libssh2 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 libssh2 package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?674d700a

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 209183

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2024-290-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/17/2024

Updated: 10/17/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-48795

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:libssh2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-48795

IAVA: 2023-A-0703