Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-55174

low Nessus Plugin ID 276982

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.

- In KDE Skanpage before 25.08.0, an attempt at file overwrite can result in the contents of the new file at the beginning followed by the partial contents of the old file at the end, because of use of QIODevice::ReadWrite instead of QODevice::WriteOnly. (CVE-2025-55174)

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-2025-55174

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-55174

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 276982

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_55174.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/1/2025

Updated: 12/1/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-55174

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.2

Temporal Score: 3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:skanpage, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:skanpage

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: 11/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-55174