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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current libblockdev Vulnerability (SSA:2025-169-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 240172

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of libblockdev installed on the remote host is prior to 2.30 / 3.3.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2025-169-01 advisory.

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

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

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f110e010

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 240172

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2025-169-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/18/2025

Updated: 6/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6019

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6019