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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-5918
medium Nessus Plugin ID 244236
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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.- A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can be triggered when file streams are piped into bsdtar, potentially allowing for reading past the end of the file. This out-of- bounds read can lead to unintended consequences, including unpredictable program behavior, memory corruption, or a denial-of-service condition. (CVE-2025-5918)
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-2025-5918
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 244236
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_5918.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 8/6/2025
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: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5918
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.6
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libarchive-devel, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libarchive, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libarchive, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libarchive-devel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libarchive, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:bsdtar, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libarchive, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:bsdtar
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: 6/9/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-5918