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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-43964

critical Nessus Plugin ID 251959

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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.

 - In LibRaw before 0.21.4, tag 0x412 processing in phase_one_correct in decoders/load_mfbacks.cpp does not enforce minimum w0 and w1 values. (CVE-2025-43964)

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-2025-43964

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-43964

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 251959

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_43964.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/19/2025

Updated: 9/14/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-43964

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: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:digikam, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libraw1394, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:exactimage, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libraw-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libraw, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libraw1394, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kodi, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ufraw, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libraw1394-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libraw-devel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dcraw, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libraw, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:rawtherapee, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libraw-static, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libraw1394-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libraw-devel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:darktable

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: 4/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-43964