Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-43794

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patched.");
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"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari
    26.6.1, iOS 18.7.10 and iPadOS 18.7.10, iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. Processing
    maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption. (CVE-2026-43794)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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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/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk3"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk3-devel"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk3-doc"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk4"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk4-devel"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk4-doc"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk4-jsc"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk4-jsc-devel"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk4-plugin-process-gtk2"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk3"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk3-devel"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk3-doc"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk4"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk4-devel"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk4-doc"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk4-jsc"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk4-jsc-devel"},
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      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "webkit2gtk3"},
          {"reference": "webkit2gtk3-devel"},
          {"reference": "webkit2gtk3-jsc"},
          {"reference": "webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel"},
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  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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        "release": "8",
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          {"reference": "webkit2gtk3"},
          {"reference": "webkit2gtk3-devel"},
          {"reference": "webkit2gtk3-jsc"},
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  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
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          {"reference": "webkit2gtk3"},
          {"reference": "webkit2gtk3-devel"},
          {"reference": "webkit2gtk3-jsc"},
          {"reference": "webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel"}
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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 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');
}