Slackware Linux 15.0 krita Vulnerability (SSA:2026-093-02)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 304998

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of krita installed on the remote host is prior to 5.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2026-093-02 advisory.

New krita packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix a security issue.

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

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?44ade30c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 304998

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2026-093-02.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 4/5/2026

Updated: 4/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59820

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/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:krita

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-59820