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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-85748

🗓️ 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
🔗 www.tenable.com👁 6 Views

Use-after-free in MariaDB SYS_REFCURSOR handling enables remote code execution.

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githubexploit
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Exploit for CVE-2026-92262
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21 Oct 202600:00
–bdu_fstec
circl
Circl
CVE-2026-85748
16 Oct 202616:38
–circl
cnnvd
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MariaDB Server resource management error vulnerability
15 Oct 202616:00
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CVE-2026-85748
16 Oct 202616:28
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-85748 MariaDB: Use-after-free with a large number of SYS_REFCURSOR's
16 Oct 202616:28
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-85748
16 Oct 202616:28
–debiancve
euvd
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EUVD-2026-102941
16 Oct 202616:28
–euvd
hackerone
Hacker One
MariaDB: Low-privilege RCE in MariaDB: SYS_REFCURSOR cursor-array use-after-free chained with an ST_Area heap over-read
10 Jul 202620:10
–hackerone
mend
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CVE-2026-85748
16 Oct 202616:28
–mend
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(371287);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/26");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-85748");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-85748");

  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.

  - MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. From 12.3.1 until 12.3.3 and 13.0.2,
    SYS_REFCURSOR handling is affected because cursor-array reallocation can leave stale references in routine
    contexts. A low-privileged attacker can open a large number of SYS_REFCURSORs and then fetch one to
    trigger a use-after-free that can enable remote code execution when combined with another vulnerability.
    This issue is fixed in versions 12.3.3 and 13.0.2. (CVE-2026-85748)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-85748");
  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:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  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:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/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-2026-85748");

  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:"2026/09/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/23");

  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:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mariadb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mariadb-10.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mariadb-10.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mariadb-10.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mariadb-10.6");
  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/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 = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mariadb-10.0"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mariadb-10.1"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mariadb-10.3"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mariadb-10.6"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mariadb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libmariadb-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmariadb-dev-compat"},
          {"reference": "libmariadb3"},
          {"reference": "libmariadbd-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmariadbd19t64"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-backup"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-client"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-client-compat"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-client-core"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-common"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-connect"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-connect-jdbc"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-gssapi-client"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-gssapi-server"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-hashicorp-key-management"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-mroonga"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-oqgraph"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-provider-bzip2"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-provider-lz4"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-provider-lzma"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-provider-lzo"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-provider-snappy"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-rocksdb"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-s3"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-plugin-spider"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-server"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-server-compat"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-server-core"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-test"},
          {"reference": "mariadb-test-data"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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26 Oct 2026 00:00Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 3.19.9
EPSS0.00924
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