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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current patch Vulnerability (SSA:2026-296-02)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 371599

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of patch installed on the remote host is prior to 2.8.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2026-296-02 advisory.

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

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

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?fa0b7b54

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 371599

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2026-296-02.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/23/2026

Updated: 10/23/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.71

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-115207

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:patch

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-115207