Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-116587

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  script_version("1.3");
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  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.

  - Go JOSE provides an implementation of the Javascript Object Signing and Encryption set of standards in Go,
    including support for JSON Web Encryption (JWE), JSON Web Signature (JWS), and JSON Web Token (JWT)
    standards. Prior to 4.1.6, go-jose parses attacker-controlled RSA modulus and prime values from JWKs
    without enforcing size and consistency bounds before passing them to crypto/rsa.PrivateKey.Validate. On Go
    1.24 and later, crafted large or degenerate RSA parameters can make that validation consume cubic CPU
    time, allowing remote denial of service in applications that parse JWKs from untrusted sources. This issue
    is fixed in version 4.1.6. (CVE-2026-116587)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
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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/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-github-go-jose-go-jose-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-github-go-jose-go-jose.v3-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v1-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v2-dev"},
          {"reference": "jose-util"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-github-go-jose-go-jose-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-github-go-jose-go-jose.v3-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v1-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v2-dev"},
          {"reference": "jose-util"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v1-dev"},
          {"reference": "golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v2-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v2"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v2"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-github-go-jose-go-jose"},
          {"reference": "golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v2"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-github-go-jose-go-jose"},
          {"reference": "golang-github-go-jose-go-jose.v3"},
          {"reference": "golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v2"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.10": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-github-go-jose-go-jose"},
          {"reference": "golang-github-go-jose-go-jose.v3"},
          {"reference": "golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v2"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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');
}