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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-84268

🗓️ 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Heap overflow in gvfs SFTP backend via malicious server enables DoS or code execution.

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  - A flaw was found in the SFTP backend in gvfs. When mounting a share and reading a file, a malicious SFTP
    server can cause read_reply() to process a length that exceeds the size requested by the client. The
    function does not verify the server-provided length against the allocated buffer size, causing the
    operation to write past the intended boundaries. This issue allows a malicious server to corrupt adjacent
    heap memory in the gvfsd-sftp process, resulting in a denial of service as the process aborts upon
    detecting the heap corruption or potentially allowing arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-84268)

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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": "gvfs"},
          {"reference": "gvfs-client"},
          {"reference": "gvfs-fuse"},
          {"reference": "gvfs-goa"},
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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        "release": "6",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gvfs"},
          {"reference": "gvfs-afc"},
          {"reference": "gvfs-archive"},
          {"reference": "gvfs-devel"},
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      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gvfs"},
          {"reference": "gvfs-afc"},
          {"reference": "gvfs-afp"},
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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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01 Sep 2026 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.00328
SSVC
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