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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-1308

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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Linux/Unix hosts have unpatched vulnerabilities allowing remote attackers to obtain passwords.

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26 Jan 201515:00
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EUVD-2015-1449
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26 Jan 201515:59
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Input validation
26 Jan 201515:59
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3 Jun 202400:00
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RHEL 7 : kde-workspace (Unpatched Vulnerability)
3 Jun 202400:00
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15 Feb 202305:21
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CVE-2015-1308
26 Jan 201515:59
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

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    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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        "release": "6",
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          {"reference": "khotkeys-libs"},
          {"reference": "kinfocenter"},
          {"reference": "kmenuedit"},
          {"reference": "ksysguard"},
          {"reference": "ksysguard-libs"},
          {"reference": "ksysguardd"},
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          {"reference": "plasma-scriptengine-python"},
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  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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04 Sep 2025 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 24.3
EPSS0.00424
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