Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-21651

medium Nessus Plugin ID 230509

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.

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hns3: don't auto enable misc vector Currently, there is a time window between misc irq enabled and service task inited. If an interrupte is reported at this time, it will cause warning like below: [ 16.324639] Call trace: [ 16.324641] __queue_delayed_work+0xb8/0xe0 [ 16.324643] mod_delayed_work_on+0x78/0xd0 [ 16.324655] hclge_errhand_task_schedule+0x58/0x90 [hclge] [ 16.324662] hclge_misc_irq_handle+0x168/0x240 [hclge] [ 16.324666] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x64/0x1e0 [ 16.324667] handle_irq_event+0x80/0x170 [ 16.324670] handle_fasteoi_edge_irq+0x110/0x2bc [ 16.324671] __handle_domain_irq+0x84/0xfc [ 16.324673] gic_handle_irq+0x88/0x2c0 [ 16.324674] el1_irq+0xb8/0x140 [ 16.324677] arch_cpu_idle+0x18/0x40 [ 16.324679] default_idle_call+0x5c/0x1bc [ 16.324682] cpuidle_idle_call+0x18c/0x1c4 [ 16.324684] do_idle+0x174/0x17c [ 16.324685] cpu_startup_entry+0x30/0x6c [ 16.324687] secondary_start_kernel+0x1a4/0x280 [ 16.324688] ---[ end trace 6aa0bff672a964aa ]--- So don't auto enable misc vector when request irq.. (CVE-2025-21651)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 230509

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_21651.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/6/2025

Updated: 3/6/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 2.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21651

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-21651

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