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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-16313

🗓️ 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unpatched Linux CVE-2026-16313: sg3_utils sg_inq export lets root commands via SCSI device.

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    identification data without sanitizing control characters in SCSI name string fields. A newline character
    embedded in a device-supplied name string can inject arbitrary properties into the udev device database.
    This could allow an attacker who can present a crafted SCSI device to execute arbitrary commands as root
    when the device is disconnected. (CVE-2026-16313)

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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);
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include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libsgutils2-1.46-2"},
          {"reference": "libsgutils2-dev"},
          {"reference": "sg3-utils"},
          {"reference": "sg3-utils-udev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libsgutils2-1.46-2"},
          {"reference": "libsgutils2-dev"},
          {"reference": "sg3-utils"},
          {"reference": "sg3-utils-udev"}
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      }
    ]
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  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libsgutils2-2"},
          {"reference": "libsgutils2-dev"},
          {"reference": "sg3-utils"},
          {"reference": "sg3-utils-udev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libsgutils2-2"},
          {"reference": "libsgutils2-dev"},
          {"reference": "sg3-utils"},
          {"reference": "sg3-utils-udev"}
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  "Debian Linux-13": {
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          {"reference": "sg3-utils"},
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  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libsgutils2-1.48"},
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  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
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        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libsgutils2-1.48"},
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  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
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  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
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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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29 Jul 2026 00:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 3.17.6
EPSS0.00244
SSVC
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