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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-25743
low Nessus Plugin ID 259824
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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.- kubectl does not neutralize escape, meta or control sequences contained in the raw data it outputs to a terminal. This includes but is not limited to the unstructured string fields in objects such as Events.
(CVE-2021-25743)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 259824
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2021_25743.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 8/30/2025
Updated: 9/7/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-25743
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3
Temporal Score: 2.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kubernetes, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:kubernetes
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: 5/2/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-25743