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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-21536

🗓️ 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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CVE-2025-21536 unpatched; MySQL vulnerable in 8.0.39-,8.4.2-,9.0.1-; remote attacker DoS; no patch.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(248955);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/12/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-21536");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-21536");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported
    versions that are affected are 8.0.39 and prior, 8.4.2 and prior and 9.0.1 and prior. Easily exploitable
    vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise
    MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang
    or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. (CVE-2025-21536)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-21536");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-21536");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-21536");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/01/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-5.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-5.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:percona-server-5.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-errmsg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-test");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mysql8.4-test-data");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  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", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-14.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libmysqlclient-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmysqlclient18"},
          {"reference": "libmysqld-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmysqld-pic"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client-5.5"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client-core-5.5"},
          {"reference": "mysql-common"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server-5.5"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server-core-5.5"},
          {"reference": "mysql-source-5.5"},
          {"reference": "mysql-testsuite"},
          {"reference": "mysql-testsuite-5.5"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libmysqlclient-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmysqlclient20"},
          {"reference": "libmysqld-dev"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client-5.7"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client-core-5.7"},
          {"reference": "mysql-common"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server-5.7"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server-core-5.7"},
          {"reference": "mysql-source-5.7"},
          {"reference": "mysql-testsuite"},
          {"reference": "mysql-testsuite-5.7"},
          {"reference": "percona-server-5.6"},
          {"reference": "percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libmysqlclient-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmysqlclient20"},
          {"reference": "libmysqld-dev"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client-5.7"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client-core-5.7"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server-5.7"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server-core-5.7"},
          {"reference": "mysql-source-5.7"},
          {"reference": "mysql-testsuite"},
          {"reference": "mysql-testsuite-5.7"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mysql8.4"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-common"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-devel"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-errmsg"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-libs"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-server"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-test"},
          {"reference": "mysql8.4-test-data"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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