Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-72019
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-72019 | 15 Aug 202605:51 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-72019 macsec: don't read an unset MAC header in macsec_encrypt() | 15 Aug 202605:51 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2026-72019 | 15 Aug 202605:51 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2026-58977 | 15 Aug 202605:51 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-72019 | 15 Aug 202606:21 | – | nvd | |
| DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72019 | 15 Aug 202606:21 | – | osv | |
| UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72019 | 17 Aug 202600:00 | – | osv | |
| PT-2026-72208 | 15 Aug 202600:00 | – | ptsecurity | |
| CVE-2026-72019 | 17 Aug 202614:55 | – | redhatcve |
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-72019 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
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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.
- macsec: don't read an unset MAC header in macsec_encrypt() macsec_encrypt() reads the Ethernet header via
eth_hdr(skb) (skb->head + skb->mac_header) to memmove() the 12 source/destination MAC bytes forward and
make room for the SecTAG. On the AF_PACKET SOCK_RAW + PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS transmit path the skb reaches
the macsec ndo_start_xmit() with the MAC header unset, so eth_hdr(skb) resolves to skb->head + (u16)~0 and
the read is out of bounds: a 12-byte heap over-read that is also emitted on the wire as the frame's outer
source/destination MAC. KASAN reports a slab-out-of-bounds read in macsec_start_xmit() on 6.0; on current
mainline a CONFIG_DEBUG_NET build flags it as an unset mac header in skb_mac_header(). On the TX path the
L2 header is at skb->data, so use skb_eth_hdr(), added by commit 96cc4b69581d (macvlan: do not assume
mac_header is set in macvlan_broadcast()) for exactly this purpose. (CVE-2026-72019)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
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script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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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");
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": "bpftool"},
{"reference": "btrfs-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "cdrom-core-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "hyperv-daemons"},
{"reference": "kernel-image-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "libcpupower-dev"},
{"reference": "libcpupower1"},
{"reference": "linux-bootwrapper-5.10.0"},
{"reference": "linux-config-5.10"},
{"reference": "linux-cpupower"},
{"reference": "linux-doc"},
{"reference": "linux-doc-5.10"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-5.10.0"},
{"reference": "linux-kbuild-5.10"},
{"reference": "linux-libc-dev"},
{"reference": "linux-perf"},
{"reference": "linux-perf-5.10"},
{"reference": "linux-source"},
{"reference": "linux-source-5.10"},
{"reference": "linux-support-5.10.0"},
{"reference": "loop-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-shared-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-wireless-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "pata-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "ppp-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-core-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-nic-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "serial-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "usb-serial-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "usbip"}
]
}
]
}
};
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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15 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 3.17.3
EPSS0.00216