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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current gnupg2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2025-364-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 280761

Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to gnupg2.

Description

The version of gnupg2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.2.52 / 2.5.16. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2025-364-01 advisory.

 New gnupg2 packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the gnupg2 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 gnupg2 package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f8b0bd85

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 280761

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2025-364-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/30/2025

Updated: 12/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-68973

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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:gnupg2, 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: 12/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/27/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-68972, CVE-2025-68973