Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-6119

medium Nessus Plugin ID 257478

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 classified as critical has been found in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 5.4.3.
Affected is the function Assimp::BVHLoader::ReadNodeChannels in the library assimp/code/AssetLib/BVH/BVHLoader.cpp. The manipulation of the argument pNode leads to use after free.
Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project decided to collect all Fuzzer bugs in a main-issue to address them in the future. (CVE-2025-6119)

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-2025-6119

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-6119

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-6119

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 257478

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_6119.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/27/2025

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: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6119

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt5-qt3d-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:assimp, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:assimp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt6-qtquick3d, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt5-qt3d-examples, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt6-qtquick3d-examples, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt5-qt3d, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt6-qtquick3d-devel

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6119