Lucene search
K

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-22795

🗓️ 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
🔗 www.tenable.com👁 1 Views

Unpatched OpenSSL on Linux enables CVE-2026-22795 via PKCS12 parsing causing denial of service.

Related
Refs
Code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(296896);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-22795");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-22795");

  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.

  - Issue summary: An invalid or NULL pointer dereference can happen in an application processing a malformed
    PKCS#12 file. Impact summary: An application processing a malformed PKCS#12 file can be caused to
    dereference an invalid or NULL pointer on memory read, resulting in a Denial of Service. A type confusion
    vulnerability exists in PKCS#12 parsing code where an ASN1_TYPE union member is accessed without first
    validating the type, causing an invalid pointer read. The location is constrained to a 1-byte address
    space, meaning any attempted pointer manipulation can only target addresses between 0x00 and 0xFF. This
    range corresponds to the zero page, which is unmapped on most modern operating systems and will reliably
    result in a crash, leading only to a Denial of Service. Exploiting this issue also requires a user or
    application to process a maliciously crafted PKCS#12 file. It is uncommon to accept untrusted PKCS#12
    files in applications as they are usually used to store private keys which are trusted by definition. For
    these reasons, the issue was assessed as Low severity. The FIPS modules in 3.5, 3.4, 3.3 and 3.0 are not
    affected by this issue, as the PKCS12 implementation is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary. OpenSSL
    3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.0 and 1.1.1 are vulnerable to this issue. OpenSSL 1.0.2 is not affected by this
    issue. (CVE-2026-22795)

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-2026-22795");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-22795");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-22795");

  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:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/27");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
  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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nodejs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:AAVMF");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:OVMF");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:compat-openssl10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:compat-openssl11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:edk2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:edk2-aarch64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:edk2-ovmf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:edk2-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:edk2-tools-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw32-openssl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw64-openssl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mokutil");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:openssl-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ovmf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:shim");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:shim-aa64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:shim-ia32");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:shim-unsigned-aarch64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:shim-unsigned-x64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:shim-x64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:AAVMF");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:OVMF");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-openssl10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-openssl11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:edk2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:edk2-aarch64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:edk2-ovmf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:edk2-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:edk2-tools-doc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw32-openssl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw64-openssl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mokutil");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-libs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-perl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:openssl-static");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ovmf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:shim");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:shim-aa64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:shim-ia32");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:shim-unsigned-aarch64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:shim-unsigned-x64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:shim-x64");
  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-7", "Host/OS/CentOS Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-22.04");

  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 = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "nodejs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "nodejs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "nodejs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "edk2-aarch64"},
          {"reference": "edk2-ovmf"},
          {"reference": "edk2-tools"},
          {"reference": "edk2-tools-doc"},
          {"reference": "mokutil"},
          {"reference": "shim-aa64"},
          {"reference": "shim-unsigned-aarch64"},
          {"reference": "shim-unsigned-x64"},
          {"reference": "shim-x64"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "6",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "openssl"},
          {"reference": "openssl-devel"},
          {"reference": "openssl-perl"},
          {"reference": "openssl-static"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "AAVMF"},
          {"reference": "OVMF"},
          {"reference": "openssl"},
          {"reference": "openssl-devel"},
          {"reference": "openssl-libs"},
          {"reference": "openssl-perl"},
          {"reference": "openssl-static"},
          {"reference": "ovmf"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "AAVMF"},
          {"reference": "OVMF"},
          {"reference": "openssl"},
          {"reference": "openssl-devel"},
          {"reference": "openssl-libs"},
          {"reference": "openssl-perl"},
          {"reference": "openssl-static"},
          {"reference": "ovmf"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "compat-openssl10"},
          {"reference": "edk2"},
          {"reference": "edk2-aarch64"},
          {"reference": "edk2-ovmf"},
          {"reference": "mingw32-openssl"},
          {"reference": "mingw64-openssl"},
          {"reference": "openssl"},
          {"reference": "openssl-devel"},
          {"reference": "openssl-libs"},
          {"reference": "openssl-perl"},
          {"reference": "openssl-static"},
          {"reference": "shim"},
          {"reference": "shim-aa64"},
          {"reference": "shim-ia32"},
          {"reference": "shim-unsigned-x64"},
          {"reference": "shim-x64"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "compat-openssl10"},
          {"reference": "edk2"},
          {"reference": "edk2-aarch64"},
          {"reference": "edk2-ovmf"},
          {"reference": "mingw32-openssl"},
          {"reference": "mingw64-openssl"},
          {"reference": "openssl"},
          {"reference": "openssl-devel"},
          {"reference": "openssl-libs"},
          {"reference": "openssl-perl"},
          {"reference": "openssl-static"},
          {"reference": "shim"},
          {"reference": "shim-aa64"},
          {"reference": "shim-ia32"},
          {"reference": "shim-unsigned-x64"},
          {"reference": "shim-x64"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "compat-openssl11"},
          {"reference": "edk2"},
          {"reference": "edk2-aarch64"},
          {"reference": "edk2-ovmf"},
          {"reference": "edk2-tools"},
          {"reference": "edk2-tools-doc"},
          {"reference": "shim"},
          {"reference": "shim-aa64"},
          {"reference": "shim-unsigned-aarch64"},
          {"reference": "shim-unsigned-x64"},
          {"reference": "shim-x64"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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');
}

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation

23 Feb 2026 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00048
SSVC
1