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Slackware 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : openssl (SSA:2016-266-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 93663

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected openssl and / or openssl-solibs packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?13aca08a

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 93663

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2016-266-01.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Published: 9/23/2016

Updated: 1/23/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6303

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:openssl, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.1, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:openssl-solibs

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2177, CVE-2016-2178, CVE-2016-2179, CVE-2016-2180, CVE-2016-2181, CVE-2016-2182, CVE-2016-2183, CVE-2016-6302, CVE-2016-6303, CVE-2016-6304, CVE-2016-6305, CVE-2016-6306, CVE-2016-6307, CVE-2016-6308

SSA: 2016-266-01