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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-47914

🗓️ 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unpatched Linux systems are vulnerable to CVE-2025-47914 in SSH Agent; malformed identity requests may cause a panic.

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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  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.

  - SSH Agent servers do not validate the size of messages when processing new identity requests, which may
    cause the program to panic if the message is malformed due to an out of bounds read. (CVE-2025-47914)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-47914");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
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  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:"2025/11/19");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lxd");
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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"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-golang-x-crypto-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-golang-x-crypto-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-golang-x-crypto-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-github-lxc-lxd-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-github-ubuntu-core-snappy-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-go.crypto-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-golang-x-crypto-dev"},
          {"reference": "lxc2"},
          {"reference": "lxd"},
          {"reference": "lxd-client"},
          {"reference": "lxd-tools"},
          {"reference": "snapd"},
          {"reference": "ubuntu-core-snapd-units"},
          {"reference": "ubuntu-snappy"},
          {"reference": "ubuntu-snappy-cli"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-github-ubuntu-core-snappy-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-go.crypto"},
          {"reference": "lxd"},
          {"reference": "lxd-client"},
          {"reference": "lxd-tools"},
          {"reference": "snap-confine"},
          {"reference": "snapd"},
          {"reference": "snapd-xdg-open"},
          {"reference": "ubuntu-core-launcher"},
          {"reference": "ubuntu-core-snapd-units"},
          {"reference": "ubuntu-snappy"},
          {"reference": "ubuntu-snappy-cli"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
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        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-github-ubuntu-core-snappy-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-go.crypto"},
          {"reference": "snap-confine"},
          {"reference": "snapd"},
          {"reference": "snapd-xdg-open"},
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          {"reference": "ubuntu-core-snapd-units"},
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          {"reference": "golang-go.crypto"},
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          {"reference": "snapd"},
          {"reference": "snapd-xdg-open"},
          {"reference": "ubuntu-core-launcher"},
          {"reference": "ubuntu-core-snapd-units"},
          {"reference": "ubuntu-snappy"},
          {"reference": "ubuntu-snappy-cli"}
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  "Ubuntu Linux-25.04": {
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  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
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    "constraints": [
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        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-github-snapcore-snapd-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-go.crypto"},
          {"reference": "snapd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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