Detections
Analytics

Slackware Linux 15.0 kernel-generic Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2023-172-02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 177495

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to kernel-generic.

Description

The version of kernel-generic installed on the remote host is prior to 5.15.118 / 5.15.118_smp. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2023-172-02 advisory.

 New kernel packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix security issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the kernel-generic security advisory.

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

Solution

Upgrade the affected kernel-generic package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b44ee412

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 177495

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2023-172-02.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 6/22/2023

Updated: 9/25/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-1079

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-2196

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-generic, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-huge, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-huge-smp, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-modules-smp, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-generic-smp, 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: 6/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/5/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-2196, CVE-2022-27672, CVE-2022-3707, CVE-2022-4269, CVE-2022-4379, CVE-2022-48425, CVE-2023-0459, CVE-2023-1076, CVE-2023-1077, CVE-2023-1078, CVE-2023-1079, CVE-2023-1118, CVE-2023-1281, CVE-2023-1380, CVE-2023-1513, CVE-2023-1611, CVE-2023-1670, CVE-2023-1829, CVE-2023-1855, CVE-2023-1859, CVE-2023-1989, CVE-2023-1990, CVE-2023-2002, CVE-2023-2156, CVE-2023-2162, CVE-2023-2194, CVE-2023-2235, CVE-2023-2269, CVE-2023-23004, CVE-2023-25012, CVE-2023-26545, CVE-2023-28466, CVE-2023-2985, CVE-2023-30456, CVE-2023-30772, CVE-2023-31436, CVE-2023-32233, CVE-2023-32269, CVE-2023-33203, CVE-2023-33288, CVE-2023-34256