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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-22185

🗓️ 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unpatched host vulnerable to CVE-2026-22185 in OpenLDAP LMDB mdb_load heap underflow enabling DoS and possible memory disclosure.

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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);

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  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
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          {"reference": "libldap-2.5-0"},
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  "Debian Linux-11": {
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  "Debian Linux-13": {
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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 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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22 May 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 44.6
EPSS0.00027
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