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Echo: util-linux: security update to 2.41.5-0+deb13u1+e1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 461270

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A flaw was found in util-linux. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overread when processing 256-byte
 usernames, specifically within the `setpwnam()` function, affecting SUID (Set User ID) login-utils
 utilities writing to the password database. (CVE-2025-14104)

Solution

Update the util-linux library and its related packages to version 2.41.5-0+deb13u1+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-14104

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 461270

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

Percentile: 52.04

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.2

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-14104

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-14104