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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-43498

critical Nessus Plugin ID 251957

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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.

 - .NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-43498)

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-2024-43498

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-43498

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 251957

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_43498.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/19/2025

Updated: 8/19/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-43498

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-sdk-9.0-source-built-artifacts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-apphost-pack-9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-sdk-dbg-9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-targeting-pack-9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-host, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-templates-9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-sdk-aot-9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-runtime-9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-runtime-dbg-9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-sdk-9.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dotnet7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:netstandard-targeting-pack-2.1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:aspnetcore-targeting-pack-9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:aspnetcore-runtime-dbg-9.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:aspnetcore-runtime-9.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dotnet-hostfxr-9.0

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: 11/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-43498