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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-96749

🗓️ 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Unprivileged integer overflow in MongoDB Python Driver BSON encoding allows buffer overflow.

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circl
Circl
CVE-2026-96749
25 Sep 202602:09
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-96749
24 Sep 202618:18
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-96749 Heap out-of-bounds write via signed size overflow in BSON document encoding
24 Sep 202618:18
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-96749
24 Sep 202618:18
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-86348
24 Sep 202618:18
–euvd
mongodb
MongoDB
Heap out-of-bounds write via signed size overflow in BSON document encoding
24 Sep 202618:18
–mongodb
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-96749
24 Sep 202619:17
–nvd
osv
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96749
24 Sep 202619:17
–osv
osv
OSV
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-96749
24 Sep 202600:00
–osv
rapid7
Rapid7 Vulnerability Database (full)
CVE-2026-96749: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
24 Sep 202600:00
–rapid7
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if (description)
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/28");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-96749");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-96749");

  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.

  - An integer overflow in the BSON document encoding component of the MongoDB Python Driver's bundled native
    extension may occur when a single document is built from an unusually large amount of caller-supplied
    data. Size arithmetic is performed in a signed 32-bit type, and the guard meant to catch the overflow is
    written in a form whose behavior is not defined by the C language standard. A party with no privileges who
    can place a very large value into data that an application encodes may, depending on how the native
    extension was built, cause a write outside the bounds of an allocated buffer inside the application's own
    process. (CVE-2026-96749)

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-2026-96749");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-96749");
  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:L/AC:L/Au:N/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: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");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-96749");

  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:"2026/09/24");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts");
  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:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:pymongo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:pymongo");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
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  exit(0);
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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/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": "python-pymongo-doc"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson-ext"},
          {"reference": "python3-gridfs"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo-ext"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-pymongo-doc"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson-ext"},
          {"reference": "python3-gridfs"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo-ext"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-pymongo-doc"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson-ext"},
          {"reference": "python3-gridfs"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo-ext"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-pymongo-doc"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson-ext"},
          {"reference": "python3-gridfs"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo-ext"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-pymongo-doc"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson-ext"},
          {"reference": "python3-gridfs"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo-ext"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-pymongo-doc"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson-ext"},
          {"reference": "python3-gridfs"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo-ext"}
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      }
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          {"reference": "python-pymongo-ext"},
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          {"reference": "python3-gridfs"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo"},
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    ]
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  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "python-bson"},
          {"reference": "python-bson-ext"},
          {"reference": "python-gridfs"},
          {"reference": "python-pymongo"},
          {"reference": "python-pymongo-doc"},
          {"reference": "python-pymongo-ext"},
          {"reference": "python3-bson"},
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  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
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        "release": "18.04",
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          {"reference": "python-pymongo-ext"},
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          {"reference": "python3-bson-ext"},
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          {"reference": "python3-pymongo"},
          {"reference": "python3-pymongo-ext"}
        ]
      }
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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_HOLE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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28 Sep 2026 00:00Current
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