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Oracle Linux 7 : compat-libtiff3 (ELSA-2025-17710)

high Nessus Plugin ID 272005

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-17710 advisory.

 [3.9.4-12.0.1]
 - Fixes CVE-2025-9900 buffer underflow [Orabug: 38523840]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected compat-libtiff3 package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-17710.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 272005

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-17710.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/29/2025

Updated: 10/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-9900

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:compat-libtiff3, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7

Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-9900