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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-69242

🗓️ 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Integer overflow in libvips before 8.18.3 via crafted TIFF enabling data disclosure or crashes.

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cve
CVE
CVE-2026-69242
20 Aug 202621:02
cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-69242 libvips: Integer overflow leading to heap buffer overflow leading to possible attacker-controlled mmap-resident write
20 Aug 202621:02
cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-69242
20 Aug 202621:02
debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-63651
20 Aug 202621:02
euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-69242
20 Aug 202621:17
nvd
osv
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-69242
20 Aug 202621:17
osv
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-79140
20 Aug 202600:00
ptsecurity
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(338814);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-69242");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-69242");

  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.

  - libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-
    band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c
    and cause an integer overflow in vips_image_sanity. The resulting buffer-region calculation can access
    attacker-controlled negative offsets in mmap-resident allocations, allowing reads or writes of other image
    data, possible data disclosure through uncompressed .v output, and likely process crashes. Remote code
    execution has not been demonstrated but cannot be ruled out. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.
    (CVE-2026-69242)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-69242");
  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:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-69242");

  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:"2026/08/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vips");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  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/Debian Linux-11", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13");

  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/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-vips-8.0"},
          {"reference": "libvips-dev"},
          {"reference": "libvips-doc"},
          {"reference": "libvips-tools"},
          {"reference": "libvips42"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-vips-8.0"},
          {"reference": "libvips-dev"},
          {"reference": "libvips-doc"},
          {"reference": "libvips-tools"},
          {"reference": "libvips42"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-vips-8.0"},
          {"reference": "libvips-dev"},
          {"reference": "libvips-doc"},
          {"reference": "libvips-tools"},
          {"reference": "libvips42t64"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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22 Aug 2026 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 48.4
EPSS0.00206
5