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Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : wpa_supplicant (SSA:2017-291-02) (KRACK)

high Nessus Plugin ID 103944

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New wpa_supplicant packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected wpa_supplicant package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a8d91289

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103944

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2017-291-02.nasl

Version: 3.11

Type: local

Published: 10/19/2017

Updated: 11/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-13082

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:wpa_supplicant, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13077, CVE-2017-13078, CVE-2017-13079, CVE-2017-13080, CVE-2017-13081, CVE-2017-13082, CVE-2017-13084, CVE-2017-13086, CVE-2017-13087, CVE-2017-13088

IAVA: 2017-A-0310

SSA: 2017-291-02