Slackware Linux 15.0 / current mozilla-firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2025-287-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 270555

Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to mozilla-firefox.

Description

The version of mozilla-firefox installed on the remote host is prior to 140.4.0esr. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2025-287-01 advisory.

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

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the mozilla-firefox 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 mozilla-firefox package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?68439cbc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 270555

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2025-287-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/15/2025

Updated: 10/15/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-11712

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:mozilla-firefox, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-11708, CVE-2025-11709, CVE-2025-11710, CVE-2025-11711, CVE-2025-11712, CVE-2025-11713, CVE-2025-11714, CVE-2025-11715