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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-12891

🗓️ 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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CVE-2026-12891 in GStreamer gst-plugins-bad allows out-of-bounds read up to 8 bytes from H.266.

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FreeBSD
gstreamer1 -- multiple vulnerabilities
12 Jun 202600:00
freebsd
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-12891
23 Jun 202619:53
attackerkb
CVE
CVE-2026-12891
23 Jun 202619:53
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2026-12891 Gstreamer1-plugins-bad: gstreamer1-plugins-bad: global buffer overflow (oob read) in h.266/vvc vui parameter parser
23 Jun 202619:53
cvelist
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-12891
23 Jun 202619:53
debiancve
EUVD
EUVD-2026-38606
23 Jun 202619:53
euvd
Tenable Nessus
FreeBSD : gstreamer1 -- multiple vulnerabilities (4e82a0e6-6801-42c6-8fb6-91b6b275a9e1)
29 Jun 202600:00
nessus
NVD
CVE-2026-12891
23 Jun 202621:16
nvd
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12891
23 Jun 202621:16
osv
OSV
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12891
23 Jun 202621:16
osv
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(323646);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-12891");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-12891");

  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.

  - A flaw was found in the GStreamer gst-plugins-bad package. When processing a malformed H.266/VVC video
    stream with a crafted aspect ratio indicator value, the H.266 parser performs an out-of-bounds read of up
    to 8 bytes from adjacent memory. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious H.266 video file or
    stream that, when processed by a GStreamer-based application, could leak limited memory contents through
    video metadata, potentially exposing sensitive information from the application's address space.
    (CVE-2026-12891)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-12891");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-12891");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-12891");

  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:"2026/06/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/06/29");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gst-plugins-bad1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs");
  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/CentOS Linux-8", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-11", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-14", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9");

  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/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);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-opencv"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-wpe"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-opencv1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-opencv"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-wpe"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-opencv1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-opencv"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-wpe"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-opencv1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-opencv"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-wpe"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-opencv1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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 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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29 Jun 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.14.3
EPSS0.00265
SSVC
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