Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-71394
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-71394 | 10 Aug 202610:23 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2026-71394 | 10 Aug 202612:15 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2026-71394 | 10 Aug 202610:23 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-71394 Heap Use of Uninitialized Memory in GNU Emacs for Android | 10 Aug 202610:23 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2026-71394 | 10 Aug 202610:23 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2026-55257 | 10 Aug 202610:23 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-71394 | 10 Aug 202611:17 | – | nvd | |
| DEBIAN-CVE-2026-71394 | 10 Aug 202611:17 | – | osv | |
| CVE-2026-71394 | 11 Aug 202619:21 | – | redhatcve |
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-71394 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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- GNU Emacs for Android improperly validates the table header input in sfnt_read_table_directory() in
src/sfnt.c. Due to an incorrect comparison variable in the read-length check, a crafted font file that
claims to contain more table directory entries than actually present causes the parser to return a struct
with uninitialized heap memory in the table directory entries. An attacker can deliver a malicious font
file via email, EWW (Emacs Web Wowser), or documents with custom faces, causing Emacs to load it. This
leads to the use of uninitialized heap data in subsequent table lookups, potentially resulting in
information disclosure, crashes, or arbitrary memory access on 32-bit targets. This issue is fixed after
commit 7621ee1d01229d50e5c0cddea6bf0b01095a62cf (CVE-2026-71394)
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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:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
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script_require_ports("Host/OS/Debian Linux-11", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-14");
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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/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": "emacs"},
{"reference": "emacs-bin-common"},
{"reference": "emacs-common"},
{"reference": "emacs-el"},
{"reference": "emacs-gtk"},
{"reference": "emacs-lucid"},
{"reference": "emacs-nox"}
]
}
]
},
"Debian Linux-12": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "12",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "emacs"},
{"reference": "emacs-bin-common"},
{"reference": "emacs-common"},
{"reference": "emacs-el"},
{"reference": "emacs-gtk"},
{"reference": "emacs-lucid"},
{"reference": "emacs-nox"}
]
}
]
},
"Debian Linux-13": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "13",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "emacs"},
{"reference": "emacs-bin-common"},
{"reference": "emacs-common"},
{"reference": "emacs-el"},
{"reference": "emacs-gtk"},
{"reference": "emacs-lucid"},
{"reference": "emacs-nox"},
{"reference": "emacs-pgtk"}
]
}
]
},
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"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "14",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "emacs"},
{"reference": "emacs-bin-common"},
{"reference": "emacs-common"},
{"reference": "emacs-el"},
{"reference": "emacs-gtk"},
{"reference": "emacs-lucid"},
{"reference": "emacs-nox"},
{"reference": "emacs-pgtk"}
]
}
]
}
};
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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10 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 45.3
EPSS0.00279