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Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : gnutls (SSA:2016-254-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 93411

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New gnutls packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and
-current to fix a security issue.

Solution

Update the affected gnutls package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?c3aee101

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 93411

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2016-254-01.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Published: 9/12/2016

Updated: 1/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-6251

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:gnutls, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6251

SSA: 2016-254-01