Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-42007

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  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.

  - An attacker that has valid credentials can use a Sieve script with the editheader extension to trigger a
    use-after-free in the mail editing code, and to write memory contents beyond the intended buffer into the
    delivered mail. This causes memory leak and opportunity to do memory corruption during mail delivery,
    which can crash the delivery process and may allow execution of arbitrary code in the context of that
    process. Disable the Sieve editheader extension. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available
    exploits are known. (CVE-2026-42007)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/08/28");
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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": "dovecot-auth-lua"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-core"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-dev"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-gssapi"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-imapd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-ldap"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lmtpd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lucene"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-managesieved"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pop3d"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sieve"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-solr"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sqlite"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-submissiond"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "dovecot-auth-lua"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-core"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-dev"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-gssapi"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-imapd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-ldap"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lmtpd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lucene"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-managesieved"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pop3d"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sieve"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-solr"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sqlite"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-submissiond"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "dovecot-auth-lua"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-core"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-dev"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-flatcurve"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-gssapi"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-imapd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-ldap"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lmtpd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-managesieved"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mariadb"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pop3d"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sieve"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-solr"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sqlite"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-submissiond"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "13",
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          {"reference": "dovecot-auth-lua"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-core"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-dev"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-flatcurve"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-gssapi"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-imapd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-ldap"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lmtpd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-managesieved"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pop3d"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sieve"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-solr"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sqlite"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-submissiond"}
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          {"reference": "dovecot-managesieved"},
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          {"reference": "dovecot-pop3d"},
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          {"reference": "dovecot-dbg"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-dev"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-gssapi"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-imapd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-ldap"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lmtpd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-managesieved"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pop3d"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sieve"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-solr"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sqlite"},
          {"reference": "mail-stack-delivery"}
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          {"reference": "dovecot-gssapi"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-imapd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-ldap"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lmtpd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lucene"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-managesieved"},
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          {"reference": "dovecot-core"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-dev"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-gssapi"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-imapd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-ldap"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lmtpd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lucene"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-managesieved"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pop3d"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sieve"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-solr"},
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          {"reference": "dovecot-submissiond"},
          {"reference": "mail-stack-delivery"}
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        "release": "24.04",
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          {"reference": "dovecot-core"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-dev"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-gssapi"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-imapd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-ldap"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-lmtpd"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-managesieved"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pop3d"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sieve"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-solr"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-sqlite"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-submissiond"}
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  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "dovecot"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-devel"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pigeonhole"}
        ]
      }
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  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "dovecot"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-devel"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pigeonhole"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "dovecot"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-devel"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pigeonhole"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "dovecot"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-devel"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pigeonhole"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "dovecot"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-devel"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pigeonhole"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "dovecot"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-devel"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-mysql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pgsql"},
          {"reference": "dovecot-pigeonhole"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}