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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-53159
critical Nessus Plugin ID 251336
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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.- The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds read via an empty string to X509VerifyParamRef::set_host. (CVE-2023-53159)
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-2023-53159
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 251336
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2023_53159.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 8/18/2025
Updated: 9/15/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-53159
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:firefox-x11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gjs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-ostree-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:389-ds-base-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:keylime-agent-rust, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:polkit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:polkit-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gjs, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-ostree, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:polkit-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:389-ds-base-snmp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gjs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:389-ds-base-libs, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:polkit, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:389-ds-base, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rust-openssl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:polkit-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:389-ds-base-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-ostree-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:389-ds-base-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:keylime-agent-rust, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-ostree-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-lib389, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:389-ds-base-snmp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:389-ds-base, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:polkit-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-ostree, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:polkit-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:polkit-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-ostree-libs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:rust-openssl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-lib389, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:firefox, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox-x11, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gjs-devel
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: 6/21/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-53159