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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current kernel-generic Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2026-144-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 316726

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 5.15.208 / 5.15.208_smp / 6.12.91 / 6.18.33. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2026-144-01 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 these issues 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?2bcc364a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 316726

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2026-144-01.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 5/26/2026

Updated: 5/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46300

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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:P/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: 5/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-43503, CVE-2026-46300