Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-55685

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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.");
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  - React Router is a router for React. In versions 7.0.0 through 7.17.0, the manifest endpoint could be
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    response times. This issue is a follow up to CVE-2026-42342, and does not does not impact React Router
    applications using Declarative Mode (<BrowserRouter>) or Data Mode (createBrowserRouter/<RouterProvider>).
    This issue has been fixed in version 7.18.0. (CVE-2026-55685)

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

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

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ipa"},
          {"reference": "ipa-client"},
          {"reference": "ipa-client-common"},
          {"reference": "ipa-client-encrypted-dns"},
          {"reference": "ipa-client-epn"},
          {"reference": "ipa-client-samba"},
          {"reference": "ipa-common"},
          {"reference": "ipa-selinux"},
          {"reference": "ipa-selinux-luna"},
          {"reference": "ipa-selinux-nfast"},
          {"reference": "ipa-server"},
          {"reference": "ipa-server-common"},
          {"reference": "ipa-server-dns"},
          {"reference": "ipa-server-encrypted-dns"},
          {"reference": "ipa-server-trust-ad"},
          {"reference": "python3-ipaclient"},
          {"reference": "python3-ipalib"},
          {"reference": "python3-ipaserver"},
          {"reference": "python3-ipatests"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ipa"},
          {"reference": "ipa-client"},
          {"reference": "ipa-client-common"},
          {"reference": "ipa-client-encrypted-dns"},
          {"reference": "ipa-client-epn"},
          {"reference": "ipa-client-samba"},
          {"reference": "ipa-common"},
          {"reference": "ipa-selinux"},
          {"reference": "ipa-selinux-luna"},
          {"reference": "ipa-selinux-nfast"},
          {"reference": "ipa-server"},
          {"reference": "ipa-server-common"},
          {"reference": "ipa-server-dns"},
          {"reference": "ipa-server-encrypted-dns"},
          {"reference": "ipa-server-trust-ad"},
          {"reference": "python3-ipaclient"},
          {"reference": "python3-ipalib"},
          {"reference": "python3-ipaserver"},
          {"reference": "python3-ipatests"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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');
}