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EulerOS 2.0 SP15 : gawk (EulerOS-SA-2026-3909)

🗓️ 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Integer overflows, buffer overflows, and Use After Free in gawk may cause crash or RCE.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(364087);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/08");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2026-40467",
    "CVE-2026-40468",
    "CVE-2026-40469",
    "CVE-2026-40553"
  );

  script_name(english:"EulerOS 2.0 SP15 : gawk (EulerOS-SA-2026-3909)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote EulerOS host is missing multiple security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to the versions of the gawk packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the
following vulnerabilities :

    Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in 'builtin.c' program file of gawk (do_sub() routine). This
    issue could be used to overwrite gawk heap metadata and objects causing the program to crash. It affects
    32-bit builds of gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.(CVE-2026-40469)

    Buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in 'extension/readdir.c' program file of gawk (ftype()
    routine). This issue could be used to crash the program and potentially to achieve code execution,
    although the latter has not been confirmed to be feasible. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and
    below.(CVE-2026-40553)

    Use After Free vulnerability has been found in 'io.c' program file of gawk (do_getline_redir() routine).
    This issue may lead to a crash. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.(CVE-2026-40467)

    Integer overflow vulnerability has been found in 'builtin.c' program file of gawk. This issue may lead to
    memory exhaustion on the hosting operating system and could be used to overwrite gawk heap metadata and
    objects with attacker-controlled bytes. It affects gawk in versions 5.4.0 and below.(CVE-2026-40468)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS gawk security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2026-3909
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?68dd6316");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected gawk packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-40469");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-40553");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/07/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/08");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:gawk");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:huawei:euleros:gawk-help");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:huawei:euleros:2.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/EulerOS/release", "Host/EulerOS/rpm-list", "Host/EulerOS/sp");
  script_exclude_keys("Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");

  exit(0);
}

include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

var _release = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/release");
if (isnull(_release) || _release !~ "^EulerOS") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS");
var uvp = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/uvp_version");
if (_release !~ "^EulerOS release 2\.0(\D|$)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS 2.0 SP15");

var sp = get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/sp");
if (isnull(sp) || sp !~ "^(15)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS 2.0 SP15");

if (!empty_or_null(uvp)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "EulerOS 2.0 SP15", "EulerOS UVP " + uvp);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/EulerOS/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$" && "aarch64" >!< cpu && "x86" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "EulerOS", cpu);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "x86" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i686 / x86_64", cpu);

var flag = 0;

var pkgs = [
  "gawk-5.2.2-1.h21510.4.eulerosv2r15",
  "gawk-help-5.2.2-1.h21510.4.eulerosv2r15"
];

foreach (var pkg in pkgs)
  if (rpm_check(release:"EulerOS-2.0", sp:"15", reference:pkg)) 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, "gawk");
}

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08 Oct 2026 00:00Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 3.19.1
CVSS 45.1
EPSS0.00353
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