Lucene search
K

TencentOS Server 4: kitty (TSSA-2025:0486)

🗓️ 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
🔗 www.tenable.com👁 3 Views

TencentOS Server 4 is vulnerable to CVE-2025-43929 in kitty before 0.41.0; update available.

Related
Refs
Code
ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
AlpineLinux
CVE-2025-43929
20 Apr 202503:15
alpinelinux
Information Security Automation
May
23 May 202521:25
avleonov
Circl
CVE-2025-43929
20 Apr 202503:01
circl
CNNVD
kitty 安全漏洞
20 Apr 202500:00
cnnvd
CVE
CVE-2025-43929
20 Apr 202500:00
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2025-43929
20 Apr 202500:00
cvelist
Debian CVE
CVE-2025-43929
20 Apr 202500:00
debiancve
EUVD
EUVD-2025-14660
3 Oct 202520:07
euvd
NVD
CVE-2025-43929
20 Apr 202503:15
nvd
OSV
CVE-2025-43929
20 Apr 202503:15
osv
Rows per page
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Tencent Linux Security Advisory TSSA-2025:0486.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(275968);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/12/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-43929");

  script_name(english:"TencentOS Server 4: kitty (TSSA-2025:0486)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote TencentOS Server 4 host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is,
therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2025:0486 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2025-43929:
    open_actions.py in kitty before 0.41.0 does not ask for user confirmation before running a local
    executable file that may have been linked from an untrusted document (e.g., a document opened in KDE
    ghostwriter).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://mirrors.tencent.com/tlinux/errata/tssa-20250486.xml");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-43929");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/04/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/07/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/11/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:tencent:tencentos_server:4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:tencent:tencentos_server:kitty");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Tencent Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/etc/os-release", "Host/TencentOS/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'TencentOS' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'TencentOS');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'TencentOS');
if (! preg(pattern:"^4([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'TencentOS 4.x', 'TencentOS ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/TencentOS/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'TencentOS', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '4',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'kitty-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-debuginfo-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-debuginfo-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-debugsource-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-debugsource-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-doc-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-kitten-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-kitten-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-kitten-debuginfo-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-kitten-debuginfo-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-shell-integration-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'kitty-terminfo-0.41.0-1.oc9', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'kitty / kitty-debuginfo / kitty-debugsource / etc');
}

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation

04 Dec 2025 00:00Current
5.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.3
CVSS 3.14.1 - 7.8
EPSS0.00087
SSVC
3