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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-39244

🗓️ 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux host vulnerable to adm-zip before 0.5.18, DoS via crafted ZIP with unbounded uncompressed size header.

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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if (description)
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/25");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-39244");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-39244");

  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.

  - adm-zip before 0.5.18 is vulnerable to denial of service via a crafted ZIP file with a manipulated
    uncompressed size header field. In zipEntry.js line 103, Buffer.alloc(_centralHeader.size) allocates
    memory based on the declared uncompressed size from the ZIP central directory header without validating it
    against the actual compressed data size or imposing any upper bound. The size value is read directly from
    the binary header at entryHeader.js line 266 with no bounds check. An attacker can craft a ~120-byte ZIP
    file that declares ~4GB uncompressed size, causing a memory allocation amplification ratio of over 33
    million to 1. The allocation occurs before CRC validation, so the malicious payload cannot be rejected
    early. All extraction and read methods are affected: readFile(), readAsText(), extractEntryTo(),
    extractAllTo(), extractAllToAsync(), test(), and entry.getData(). Any application accepting untrusted ZIP
    files via adm-zip is vulnerable to immediate process crash. (CVE-2026-39244)

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-2026-39244");
  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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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-2026-39244");

  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:"2026/07/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/07/15");

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:dotnet5.0-build-reference-packages");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gjs");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gjs-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mozjs60");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mozjs60-devel");
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  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-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9");

  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/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "dotnet5.0-build-reference-packages"},
          {"reference": "mozjs60"},
          {"reference": "mozjs60-devel"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "dotnet5.0-build-reference-packages"},
          {"reference": "mozjs60"},
          {"reference": "mozjs60-devel"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gjs"},
          {"reference": "gjs-devel"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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25 Jul 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.00426
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