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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-26203

🗓️ 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Linux host uses PJSIP before 2.17 with a heap underflow in the video packetizer; no patch.

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19 Feb 202600:00
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CVE-2026-26203
19 Feb 202619:28
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CVE-2026-26203
19 Feb 202620:25
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OSV
CVE-2026-26203 PJSIP's pjmedia-video has use-after-free in H264 packetizer when packetizing fragmented NAL
19 Feb 202619:28
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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26203
19 Feb 202620:25
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19 Feb 202620:25
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Positive Technologies
PT-2026-20921
19 Feb 202600:00
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(299760);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/04/23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-26203");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-26203");

  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.

  - PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library. Versions prior to 2.17 have a critical
    heap buffer underflow vulnerability in PJSIP's H.264 packetizer. The bug occurs when processing malformed
    H.264 bitstreams without NAL unit start codes, where the packetizer performs unchecked pointer arithmetic
    that can read from memory located before the allocated buffer. Version 2.17 contains a patch for the
    issue. (CVE-2026-26203)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-26203");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-26203");
  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:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  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:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-26203");

  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:"2026/02/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/02/23");

  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:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:pjproject");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:asterisk");
  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/Debian Linux-11", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04");

  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/Debian/dpkg-l"))) 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": "asterisk"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-config"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-dahdi"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-dev"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-doc"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-mobile"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-modules"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-mp3"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-mysql"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-ooh323"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-tests"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-voicemail"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-voicemail-imapstorage"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-voicemail-odbcstorage"},
          {"reference": "asterisk-vpb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "pjproject"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "pjproject"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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23 Apr 2026 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
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EPSS0.00019
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