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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current python3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2025-155-02)

🗓️ 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Python3 on Slackware is vulnerable prior to versions 3.12.11 and 3.9.23 as per advisory SSA:2025-155-02.

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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:2025-155-02. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Slackware Linux, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(237769);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/24");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2024-12718",
    "CVE-2025-4138",
    "CVE-2025-4330",
    "CVE-2025-4435",
    "CVE-2025-4517"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0444-S");

  script_name(english:"Slackware Linux 15.0 / current python3  Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2025-155-02)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to python3.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of python3 installed on the remote host is prior to 3.12.11 / 3.9.23. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2025-155-02 advisory.

    New python3 packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the python3 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.405275
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?74861448");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the affected python3 package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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:H/I:H/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-4517");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-12718");

  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:"2025/06/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/06/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/06/04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:python3");
  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' : '3.9.23', 'product' : 'python3', 'os_name' : 'Slackware Linux', 'os_version' : '15.0', 'service_pack' : '1_slack15.0', 'arch' : 'i586' },
    { 'fixed_version' : '3.9.23', 'product' : 'python3', 'os_name' : 'Slackware Linux', 'os_version' : '15.0', 'service_pack' : '1_slack15.0', 'arch' : 'x86_64' },
    { 'fixed_version' : '3.12.11', 'product' : 'python3', 'os_name' : 'Slackware Linux', 'os_version' : 'current', 'service_pack' : '1', 'arch' : 'i686' },
    { 'fixed_version' : '3.12.11', 'product' : 'python3', '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_HOLE,
      extra      : slackware_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

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