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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-109349

🗓️ 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Reachable assertion in gitoxide gix-pack BytesToEntriesIter::new_from_header causes DoS.

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circl
Circl
CVE-2026-109349
12 Oct 202617:42
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-109349
12 Oct 202616:05
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-109349 gix-pack before 0.75.0 Reachable Assertion DoS via Pack Version 3 Header
12 Oct 202616:05
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-109349
12 Oct 202616:05
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-97651
12 Oct 202616:05
–euvd
mend
Mend
CVE-2026-109349
12 Oct 202616:05
–mend
mscve
Microsoft CVE
gix-pack before 0.75.0 Reachable Assertion DoS via Pack Version 3 Header
15 Oct 202608:13
–mscve
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-109349
12 Oct 202617:17
–nvd
nessus
Tenable Nessus
openSUSE 16: grok-build / grok-build-bash-completion / etc (openSUSE-SU-2026:22130-1)
22 Oct 202600:00
–nessus
opensuse
OPENSUSE Linux
Security update for grok-build (important)
20 Oct 202600:00
–opensuse
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  - gitoxide gix-pack before 0.75.0 contains a reachable assertion in BytesToEntriesIter::new_from_header: the
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if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
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include('linux_unpatched.inc');

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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))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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22 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 3.16.5
CVSS 47.1
EPSS0.0027
SSVC
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