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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current libarchive Vulnerability (SSA:2025-290-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 270780

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of libarchive installed on the remote host is prior to 3.8.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2025-290-01 advisory.

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

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

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f0cdd2f9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 270780

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2025-290-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/20/2025

Updated: 10/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-25724

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:libarchive

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-25724

IAVA: 2024-A-0834-S