Slackware Linux 15.0 / current gnutls Vulnerability (SSA:2025-324-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 276448

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of gnutls installed on the remote host is prior to 3.8.11. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2025-324-01 advisory.

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

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

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5072fe9a

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 276448

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2025-324-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 11/20/2025

Updated: 11/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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-2025-9820

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: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:gnutls

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-9820