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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-9092

low Nessus Plugin ID 264503

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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.

 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java
 - BC-FJA 2.1.0 bc-fips (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files org.Bouncycastle.Crypto.Fips.NativeLoader. This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java - BC- FJA 2.1.0: from BC-FJA 2.1.0 through 2.1.0. (CVE-2025-9092)

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-2025-9092

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 264503

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_9092.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/10/2025

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: 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-2025-9092

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1

Threat Score: 0.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:jmc, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-jackson2-provider, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-client, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-servlet-initializer, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-javadoc, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-jackson2-provider, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-servlet-initializer, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jmc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-client

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: 8/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-9092