Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-25068

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  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-25068");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-25068");

  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.

  - alsa-lib versions 1.2.2 up to and including 1.2.15.2, prior to commit 5f7fe33, contain a heap-based buffer
    overflow in the topology mixer control decoder. The tplg_decode_control_mixer1() function reads the
    num_channels field from untrusted .tplg data and uses it as a loop bound without validating it against the
    fixed-size channel array (SND_TPLG_MAX_CHAN). A crafted topology file with an excessive num_channels value
    can cause out-of-bounds heap writes, leading to a crash. (CVE-2026-25068)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-25068");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
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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);
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-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libasound2"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-data"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-dev"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-doc"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-plugin-smixer"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libatopology-dev"},
          {"reference": "libatopology2"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libasound2"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-data"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-dev"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-doc"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-plugin-smixer"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libatopology-dev"},
          {"reference": "libatopology2"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libasound2-data"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-dev"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-doc"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-plugin-smixer"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libasound2t64"},
          {"reference": "libatopology-dev"},
          {"reference": "libatopology2t64"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libasound2-data"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-dev"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-doc"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-plugin-smixer"},
          {"reference": "libasound2-udeb"},
          {"reference": "libasound2t64"},
          {"reference": "libatopology-dev"},
          {"reference": "libatopology2t64"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "alsa-lib"},
          {"reference": "alsa-lib-devel"},
          {"reference": "alsa-ucm"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "alsa-lib"},
          {"reference": "alsa-lib-devel"},
          {"reference": "alsa-ucm"}
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      }
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  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "alsa-lib"},
          {"reference": "alsa-lib-devel"},
          {"reference": "alsa-ucm"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "alsa-lib"},
          {"reference": "alsa-lib-devel"},
          {"reference": "alsa-ucm"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "alsa-lib"},
          {"reference": "alsa-lib-devel"}
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      }
    ]
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  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "6",
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          {"reference": "alsa-lib"},
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  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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        "release": "7",
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          {"reference": "alsa-lib"},
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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');
}