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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-61915

medium Nessus Plugin ID 276958

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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.

 - OpenPrinting CUPS is an open source printing system for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Prior to version 2.4.15, a user in the lpadmin group can use the cups web ui to change the config and insert a malicious line. Then the cupsd process which runs as root will parse the new config and cause an out-of- bound write. This issue has been patched in version 2.4.15. (CVE-2025-61915)

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-2025-61915

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-61915

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 276958

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_61915.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/1/2025

Updated: 12/2/2025

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 v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-61915

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-filesystem, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-printerapp, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups-php, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-php, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-ipptool, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups-printerapp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-lpd, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups-lpd, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups-client, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-client, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-libs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cups-ipptool, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cups

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: 11/29/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-61915