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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-73472

🗓️ 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Integer overflow in GStreamer gst-plugins-good avidemux causes out-of-bounds reads.

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circl
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CVE-2026-73472
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6 Nov 202606:32
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CVE-2026-73472 Gstreamer1-plugins-good: gstreamer: integer overflow in avidemux superindex/subindex parsing leading to out-of-bounds read
6 Nov 202606:32
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CVE-2026-73472
6 Nov 202614:49
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6 Nov 202606:32
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CVE-2026-73472
6 Nov 202607:17
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6 Nov 202607:17
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ECHO-C12A-C096-A9F4
6 Nov 202622:08
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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73472
6 Nov 202600:00
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PT-2026-137839
6 Nov 202600:00
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(377108);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/11/07");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-73472");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-73472");

  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.

  - A flaw was found in GStreamer gst-plugins-good (avidemux). In the superindex and subindex parsers, integer
    overflow can bypass bounds checks and cause out-of-bounds reads. Because avidemux is auto-plugged by
    playbin, decodebin, and gst-discoverer, opening or previewing a crafted AVI is sufficient to trigger the
    issue. Fixed upstream in gst-plugins-good 1.28.6 (GStreamer-SA-2026-0072). (CVE-2026-73472)

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-2026-73472");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-73472");
  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:N/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-73472");

  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:"2026/11/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/11/06");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
  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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gst-plugins-good1.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gst-plugins-good1.0");
  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-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-20.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-22.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-24.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-26.04");

  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-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-gtk3"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-qt5"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-qt6"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-gtk3"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-qt5"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-qt6"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-gtk3"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-qt5"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-qt6"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good-dbg"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good-doc"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-gtk3"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good-dbg"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good-doc"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-qt5"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-gtk3"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good-dbg"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good-doc"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-qt5"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-gtk3"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-qt5"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-gtk3"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-plugins-good"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-qt5"},
          {"reference": "gstreamer1.0-qt6"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0"},
          {"reference": "libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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