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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current gnutls Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2025-039-01)

🗓️ 08 Feb 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Slackware Linux 15.0 gnutls is vulnerable; update required to address multiple security issues.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Slackware Security Advisory SSA:2025-039-01. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Slackware Linux, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(215156);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-12133", "CVE-2024-12243");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0096-S");

  script_name(english:"Slackware Linux 15.0 / current gnutls  Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2025-039-01)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to gnutls.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of gnutls installed on the remote host is prior to 3.8.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2025-039-01 advisory.

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

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the gnutls security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2025&m=slackware-security.354736
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?81366b82");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the affected gnutls package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-12243");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/02/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/02/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/02/08");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:gnutls");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Slackware Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Slackware/release", "Host/Slackware/packages");

  exit(0);
}

include("slackware.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Slackware");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/packages")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Slackware", cpu);

var flag = 0;
var constraints = [
    { 'fixed_version' : '3.8.9', 'product' : 'gnutls', 'os_name' : 'Slackware Linux', 'os_version' : '15.0', 'service_pack' : '1_slack15.0', 'arch' : 'i586' },
    { 'fixed_version' : '3.8.9', 'product' : 'gnutls', 'os_name' : 'Slackware Linux', 'os_version' : '15.0', 'service_pack' : '1_slack15.0', 'arch' : 'x86_64' },
    { 'fixed_version' : '3.8.9', 'product' : 'gnutls', 'os_name' : 'Slackware Linux', 'os_version' : 'current', 'service_pack' : '1', 'arch' : 'i686' },
    { 'fixed_version' : '3.8.9', 'product' : 'gnutls', 'os_name' : 'Slackware Linux', 'os_version' : 'current', 'service_pack' : '1', 'arch' : 'x86_64' }
];

foreach var constraint (constraints) {
    var pkg_arch = constraint['arch'];
    var arch = NULL;
    if (pkg_arch == "x86_64") {
        arch = pkg_arch;
    }
    if (slackware_check(osver:constraint['os_version'],
                        arch:arch,
                        pkgname:constraint['product'],
                        pkgver:constraint['fixed_version'],
                        pkgarch:pkg_arch,
                        pkgnum:constraint['service_pack'])) flag++;
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : slackware_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

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21 Jan 2026 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 3.15.3
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