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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-102824

🗓️ 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Russh hybrid ML-KEM 768 and X25519 implementation accepts all-zero peer public key.

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circl
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CVE-2026-102824
21 Aug 202613:29
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cve
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CVE-2026-102824
29 Sep 202618:27
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-102824 Russh: Missing X25519 zero-point validation in hybrid ML-KEM key exchange
29 Sep 202618:27
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-102824
29 Sep 202618:27
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-89207
30 Sep 202623:26
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github
Github Security Blog
Russh: Missing X25519 zero-point validation in hybrid ML-KEM key exchange
30 Sep 202623:26
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mend
Mend
CVE-2026-102824
29 Sep 202618:27
–mend
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-102824
29 Sep 202619:17
–nvd
osv_cve
osv_cve
CVE-2026-102824 Russh: Missing X25519 zero-point validation in hybrid ML-KEM key exchange
29 Sep 202618:27
–osv_cve
osv_debian
osv_debian
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102824
29 Sep 202619:17
–osv_debian
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(378010);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/11/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-102824");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-102824");

  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.

  - Russh is a Rust SSH client and server library. Prior to 0.63.0, the hybrid ML-KEM 768 and X25519
    implementation in russh/src/kex/hybrid_mlkem.rs accepts an all-zero 32-byte peer X25519 public key in both
    server_dh and compute_shared_secret, forcing the X25519 contribution to the combined shared secret to
    zero. A malicious SSH peer can therefore make the combined secret depend only on ML-KEM, defeating the
    hybrid exchange's intended fallback protection if ML-KEM is later weakened. This issue is fixed in version
    0.63.0. (CVE-2026-102824)

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-2026-102824");
  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:P/I:N/A:N");
  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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-102824");

  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:"2026/09/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/11/09");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  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:rust-russh");
  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-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-26.10": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "rust-russh"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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

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11 Nov 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.14.3
EPSS0.00141
SSVC
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