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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current sqlite Vulnerability (SSA:2025-290-02)

high Nessus Plugin ID 270781

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of sqlite installed on the remote host is prior to 3.50.4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2025-290-02 advisory.

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

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

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1621995a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 270781

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2025-290-02.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/20/2025

Updated: 10/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6965

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Threat Score: 4.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:sqlite, 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: 10/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6965

IAVA: 2025-A-0529-S