Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-8715

high Nessus Plugin ID 260001

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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.

- Improper neutralization of newlines in pg_dump in PostgreSQL allows a user of the origin server to inject arbitrary code for restore-time execution as the client operating system account running psql to restore the dump, via psql meta-commands inside a purpose-crafted object name. The same attacks can achieve SQL injection as a superuser of the restore target server. pg_dumpall, pg_restore, and pg_upgrade are also affected. Versions before PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, and 13.22 are affected. Versions before 11.20 are unaffected. CVE-2012-0868 had fixed this class of problem, but version 11.20 reintroduced it.
(CVE-2025-8715)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 260001

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_8715.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/31/2025

Updated: 8/31/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-8715

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-upgrade, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-plpython3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-private-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-test-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-server-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-15, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-upgrade-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-private-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-private-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-upgrade, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-upgrade-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-pltcl, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-plpython3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-17, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-test-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-private-libs, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-server-devel

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: 8/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-8715

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