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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-58188

high Nessus Plugin ID 275841

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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.

 - Validating certificate chains which contain DSA public keys can cause programs to panic, due to a interface cast that assumes they implement the Equal method. This affects programs which validate arbitrary certificate chains. (CVE-2025-58188)

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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-58188

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-58188

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 275841

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_58188.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 11/20/2025

Updated: 11/20/2025

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: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-58188

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.9

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:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.19, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.23, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.14, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.24, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.25, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.13, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.21, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.22, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.17, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.24, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.20, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.9, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.18, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:golang-1.16, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.15

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: 10/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-58188