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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current curl Vulnerability (SSA:2025-155-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 237768

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of curl installed on the remote host is prior to 8.14.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2025-155-01 advisory.

 New curl packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

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

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?88febc2f

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 237768

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2025-155-01.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 6/4/2025

Updated: 6/6/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5399

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:curl, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, 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: 6/4/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/4/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5399

IAVA: 2025-A-0398