Slackware Linux 15.0 openssl Vulnerability (SSA:2024-295-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 209508

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of openssl installed on the remote host is prior to 1.1.1zb. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2024-295-01 advisory.

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

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

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?544adb26

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 209508

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2024-295-01.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 10/21/2024

Updated: 11/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9143

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-9143