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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-48989

high Nessus Plugin ID 260019

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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 Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in Apache Tomcat made Tomcat vulnerable to the made you reset attack. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.9, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.43 and from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.107. Older, EOL versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to one of versions 11.0.10, 10.1.44 or 9.0.108 which fix the issue. (CVE-2025-48989)

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-2025-48989

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 260019

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_48989.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: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-48989

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-el-5.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat6-el-2.1-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat6-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-lib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat6, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat6-lib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat6-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat6-log4j, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat6-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat6-log4j, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-el-5.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat6-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-jsp-3.1-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-servlet-engine, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat6-docs-webapp, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat6-lib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat6-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-servlet-6.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-jsp-3.1-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat6-el-2.1-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat6-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-lib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-servlet-engine, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat6-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-servlet-6.0-api, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api

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: 8/6/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-48989