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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-54314

low Nessus Plugin ID 243663

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - Thor before 1.4.0 can construct an unsafe shell command from library input. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because the method that was fixed can only be used with arguments that are controlled by Thor, and there is no way an attacker can take control of those arguments. (CVE-2025-54314)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-54314

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 243663

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_54314.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/5/2025

Updated: 8/27/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-54314

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.8

Temporal Score: 2.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ruby-thor, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/20/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-54314