Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-100408

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(376544);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/11/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-100408");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-100408");

  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.

  - Git for Windows is the Windows port of Git. From 2.43.0.windows.1 until 2.55.0.windows.3, when a matching
    git:* credential exists in Windows Credential Manager and a git-credential-wincred erase input includes a
    password field, the operation in contrib/credential/wincred/git-credential-wincred.c allocates a buffer of
    exactly CredentialBlobSize bytes in match_cred_password() and then uses wcsncpy_s() to copy the
    corresponding number of wide characters plus a terminating NUL. The destination capacity is also supplied
    in bytes instead of WCHAR elements, allowing a fixed two-byte NUL write past the allocation before the
    password comparison determines whether CredDeleteW() should remove the credential; erase without a
    password field does not enter this comparison path. The helper can terminate with Windows heap-corruption
    status, and git credential reject can appear successful while the rejected credential remains stored. This
    issue is fixed in version 2.55.0.windows.3. (CVE-2026-100408)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-100408");
  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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-100408");

  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:"2026/11/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/11/05");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  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:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:git");
  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) 2026 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/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-20.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-22.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-24.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-26.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-26.10");

  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"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "git"},
          {"reference": "git-all"},
          {"reference": "git-arch"},
          {"reference": "git-core"},
          {"reference": "git-cvs"},
          {"reference": "git-daemon-run"},
          {"reference": "git-daemon-sysvinit"},
          {"reference": "git-doc"},
          {"reference": "git-el"},
          {"reference": "git-email"},
          {"reference": "git-gui"},
          {"reference": "git-man"},
          {"reference": "git-mediawiki"},
          {"reference": "git-svn"},
          {"reference": "gitk"},
          {"reference": "gitweb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "git"},
          {"reference": "git-all"},
          {"reference": "git-cvs"},
          {"reference": "git-daemon-run"},
          {"reference": "git-daemon-sysvinit"},
          {"reference": "git-doc"},
          {"reference": "git-el"},
          {"reference": "git-email"},
          {"reference": "git-gui"},
          {"reference": "git-man"},
          {"reference": "git-mediawiki"},
          {"reference": "git-svn"},
          {"reference": "gitk"},
          {"reference": "gitweb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "git"},
          {"reference": "git-all"},
          {"reference": "git-cvs"},
          {"reference": "git-daemon-run"},
          {"reference": "git-daemon-sysvinit"},
          {"reference": "git-doc"},
          {"reference": "git-el"},
          {"reference": "git-email"},
          {"reference": "git-gui"},
          {"reference": "git-man"},
          {"reference": "git-mediawiki"},
          {"reference": "git-svn"},
          {"reference": "gitk"},
          {"reference": "gitweb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "git"},
          {"reference": "git-all"},
          {"reference": "git-cvs"},
          {"reference": "git-daemon-run"},
          {"reference": "git-daemon-sysvinit"},
          {"reference": "git-doc"},
          {"reference": "git-email"},
          {"reference": "git-gui"},
          {"reference": "git-man"},
          {"reference": "git-mediawiki"},
          {"reference": "git-svn"},
          {"reference": "gitk"},
          {"reference": "gitweb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "git"},
          {"reference": "git-all"},
          {"reference": "git-cvs"},
          {"reference": "git-daemon-run"},
          {"reference": "git-daemon-sysvinit"},
          {"reference": "git-doc"},
          {"reference": "git-email"},
          {"reference": "git-gui"},
          {"reference": "git-man"},
          {"reference": "git-mediawiki"},
          {"reference": "git-svn"},
          {"reference": "gitk"},
          {"reference": "gitweb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "git"},
          {"reference": "git-all"},
          {"reference": "git-cvs"},
          {"reference": "git-doc"},
          {"reference": "git-email"},
          {"reference": "git-gui"},
          {"reference": "git-man"},
          {"reference": "git-svn"},
          {"reference": "gitk"},
          {"reference": "gitweb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.10": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "git"},
          {"reference": "git-all"},
          {"reference": "git-cvs"},
          {"reference": "git-doc"},
          {"reference": "git-email"},
          {"reference": "git-gui"},
          {"reference": "git-man"},
          {"reference": "git-svn"},
          {"reference": "gitk"},
          {"reference": "gitweb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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 third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
        foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

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_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}