Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-106446

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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/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

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  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "handlebars"},
          {"reference": "libjs-handlebars"},
          {"reference": "libjs-handlebars.runtime"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "handlebars"},
          {"reference": "libjs-handlebars"},
          {"reference": "libjs-handlebars.runtime"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ruby-handlebars-assets"}
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      }
    ]
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  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "node-handlebars"},
          {"reference": "ruby-handlebars-assets"}
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      }
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  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "node-handlebars"},
          {"reference": "ruby-handlebars-assets"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "node-handlebars"},
          {"reference": "ruby-handlebars-assets"}
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  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "node-handlebars"},
          {"reference": "ruby-handlebars-assets"}
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      }
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  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "node-handlebars"}
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  "CentOS Linux-8": {
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        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "cockpit"},
          {"reference": "cockpit-bridge"},
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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))
{
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      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}