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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-43963

critical Nessus Plugin ID 251976

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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, phase_one_correct in decoders/load_mfbacks.cpp allows out-of-buffer access because split_col and split_row values are not checked in 0x041f tag processing. (CVE-2025-43963)

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-2025-43963

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-43963

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 251976

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_43963.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/19/2025

Updated: 9/10/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-43963

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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-2025-43963