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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current net-snmp Vulnerability (SSA:2025-359-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 279981

Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to net-snmp.

Description

The version of net-snmp installed on the remote host is prior to 5.9.3 / 5.9.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2025-359-01 advisory.

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

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the net-snmp 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 net-snmp package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e152e4c5

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 279981

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2025-359-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/25/2025

Updated: 12/25/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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-2025-68615

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, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:net-snmp, 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: 12/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/22/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-68615