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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-5399

high Nessus Plugin ID 244159

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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.

 - Due to a mistake in libcurl's WebSocket code, a malicious server can send a particularly crafted packet which makes libcurl get trapped in an endless busy-loop. There is no other way for the application to escape or exit this loop other than killing the thread/process. This might be used to DoS libcurl-using application. (CVE-2025-5399)

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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-5399

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 244159

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_5399.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/6/2025

Updated: 8/6/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5399

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-errmsg, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-test-data, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-test-data, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-errmsg, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql-test, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql8.4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-test

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5399