Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-55857

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

  - MariaDB Connector/J is used to connect applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases.
    Prior to 2.7.14, 3.3.5, 3.4.3, and 3.5.9, PAM dialog authentication can be coerced into transmitting the
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    declare that requirement and inherits the default secure-required value false; older branches implement
    the same affected behavior in SendPamAuthPacket. A hostile or man-in-the-middle server can send an
    Authentication Switch Request for dialog over plain TCP, causing the driver to return the user's password
    in cleartext when sslMode=DISABLE and restrictedAuth=null, which is the default configuration. Properly
    verified TLS and local Unix sockets are not exposed to this transport vector. This issue is fixed in
    versions 2.7.14, 3.3.5, 3.4.3, and 3.5.9. (CVE-2026-55857)

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 = {
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-10": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mariadb-java-client"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mariadb-java-client"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "Judy"},
          {"reference": "galera"},
          {"reference": "mariadb"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-backup"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-common"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-devel"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-embedded"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-embedded-devel"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-errmsg"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-gssapi-server"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-oqgraph-engine"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-pam"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-server"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-server-galera"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-server-utils"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-test"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "Judy"},
          {"reference": "galera"},
          {"reference": "mariadb"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-backup"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-common"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-devel"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-embedded"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-embedded-devel"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-errmsg"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-gssapi-server"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-oqgraph-engine"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-pam"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-server"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-server-galera"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-server-utils"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-test"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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');
}