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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current kernel-generic Vulnerability (SSA:2026-122-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 311805

Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to kernel-generic.

Description

The version of kernel-generic installed on the remote host is prior to 5.15.204 / 5.15.204_smp / 6.12.85 / 6.18.26. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2026-122-01 advisory.

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

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the kernel-generic 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 kernel-generic package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7e4c82e5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 311805

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2026-122-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 5/3/2026

Updated: 5/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-31431

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-generic-smp, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-generic, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-huge-smp, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-modules, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-modules-smp, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-huge

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2026

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-31431