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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-116591

🗓️ 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Panic in compress zstd DecodeAll and streaming decoder paths allows DoS via crafted input.

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alpinelinux
AlpineLinux
CVE-2026-116591
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–alpinelinux
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CVE-2026-116591 vulnerabilities
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–cgr
circl
Circl
CVE-2026-116591
26 Oct 202622:45
–circl
cnnvd
CNNVD
Klaus Post compress numerical error vulnerability
26 Oct 202600:00
–cnnvd
cve
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CVE-2026-116591
26 Oct 202621:54
–cve
cvelist
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CVE-2026-116591 compress zstd: Panic on two-block frames
26 Oct 202621:54
–cvelist
debiancve
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CVE-2026-116591
30 Oct 202616:37
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-110497
27 Oct 202615:38
–euvd
github
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compress zstd: Panic on two-block frames
27 Oct 202615:38
–github
mend
Mend
CVE-2026-116591
26 Oct 202621:54
–mend
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  - compress provides various compression algorithms. Prior to 1.20.2, the zstd DecodeAll and streaming
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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_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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05 Nov 2026 00:00Current
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CVSS 48.7
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