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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-8925

🗓️ 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
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Linux distributions have unpatched vulnerability CVE-2026-8925 with no vendor patch.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
AlpineLinux
CVE-2026-8925
1 Jan 197600:00
alpinelinux
curl security advisories
SASL double-free
24 Jun 202608:00
curl
Tenable Nessus
Curl 8.15.0 < 8.21.0 SASL Double-Free
26 Jun 202600:00
nessus
CVE
CVE-2026-8925
1 Jan 197600:00
cve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-8925
1 Jan 197600:00
debiancve
Hacker One
curl: CVE-2026-8925: SASL double-free
14 May 202611:47
hackerone
OSV
CURL-CVE-2026-8925 SASL double-free
24 Jun 202608:00
osv
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8925
24 Jun 202607:48
osv
OSV
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8925
24 Jun 202614:00
osv
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-51748
24 Jun 202600:00
ptsecurity
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(322453);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-8925");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-8925");

  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.

  - Debian Linux - curl - None  Ubuntu Linux - The curl logic that works with SASL authentication could end up
    cleaning up the GSASL context *twice* without clearing the pointer in between, making it `free()` the same
    pointer twice. (CVE-2026-8925)

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-2026-8925");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-8925");
  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: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:N/S:U/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-2026-8925");

  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:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/06/24");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  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:14.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:curl");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:curl");
  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-14", "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-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "curl"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3t64-gnutls"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-doc"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-gnutls"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4t64"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "curl"},
          {"reference": "libcurl3t64-gnutls"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-doc"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-gnutls-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4-openssl-dev"},
          {"reference": "libcurl4t64"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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 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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