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Fedora 42 : util-linux (2025-fc18ab1e37)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 279491

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-fc18ab1e37 advisory.

 - fix setpwnam() buffer use [CVE-2025-14104]
 - libblkid: use snprintf() instead of sprintf()


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 util-linux package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-fc18ab1e37

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 279491

File Name: fedora_2025-fc18ab1e37.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/21/2025

Updated: 12/21/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.2

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-14104

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:util-linux, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:42

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-14104