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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-14104

high Nessus Plugin ID 277594

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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.

 - A flaw was found in util-linux. This vulnerability allows a heap buffer overread when processing 256-byte usernames, specifically within the `setpwnam()` function, affecting SUID (Set User ID) login-utils utilities writing to the password database. (CVE-2025-14104)

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-2025-14104

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-14104

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-14104

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 277594

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_14104.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/5/2025

Updated: 12/29/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-14104

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:util-linux-user, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libblkid, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libfdisk-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libmount, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsmartcols-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:util-linux-ng, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:util-linux-user, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-libmount, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libuuid, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:uuidd, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libfdisk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libblkid, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libmount, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:util-linux, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libmount-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsmartcols-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libuuid-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libmount-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libuuid-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libfdisk-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:util-linux-core, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:util-linux-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsmartcols, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libblkid-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:util-linux-ng, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libfdisk, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libuuid, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libmount, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:uuidd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libsmartcols, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libblkid-devel

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: 12/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-14104