Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-97037

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(378563);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/11/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-97037");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-97037");

  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.

  - Building a malicious package that uses cgo could cause arbitrary code execution at link time by passing
    linker script files to the host linker via #cgo LDFLAGS. Split -Wl, flags that consume a following
    argument (such as -Wl,-rpath, -Wl,--just-symbols, and -Wl,-undefined) previously accepted a bare
    second argument without a -Wl, prefix, which the compiler driver passes directly to the linker as a
    positional input file. Additionally, when using GNU ld.bfd, flags such as -framework, -Wl,-framework,
    -Wl,-undefined, -Wl,--just-symbols, -Wl,-R, -Wl,-subsystem, and (on non-Darwin platforms)
    -Wl,-sectcreate could cause ld.bfd to interpret their arguments as linker scripts if they named a
    regular file on disk. The go command now requires a -Wl, prefix on the second token of split -Wl,
    flags (except -Wl,-R), verifies that these flags do not reference linker script files, and disallows
    bare -Wl,--warn-backrefs-exclude. (CVE-2026-97037)

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-2026-97037");
  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: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:L/UI:R/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-2026-97037");

  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:"2026/11/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  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:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.27");
  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/Debian Linux-14");

  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": "golang-1.19"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.19-doc"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.19-go"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.19-src"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-1.24"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.24-doc"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.24-go"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.24-src"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "golang-1.26"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.26-doc"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.26-go"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.26-src"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.27"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.27-doc"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.27-go"},
          {"reference": "golang-1.27-src"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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');
}