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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-97876

🗓️ 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
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Local attacker can bypass Secure Boot lockdown in GRUB to load unsigned modules.

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cve
CVE
CVE-2026-97876
2 Oct 202610:34
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-97876 Bypass of GRUB lockdown restriction in Secure Boot mode via serial command MMIO base address
2 Oct 202610:34
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-97876
2 Oct 202610:34
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-91376
2 Oct 202610:34
–euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-97876
2 Oct 202611:17
–nvd
osv
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97876
2 Oct 202611:17
–osv
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-104209
2 Oct 202600:00
–ptsecurity
redhatcve
RedhatCVE
CVE-2026-97876
2 Oct 202611:30
–redhatcve
vulnrichment
Vulnrichment
CVE-2026-97876 Bypass of GRUB lockdown restriction in Secure Boot mode via serial command MMIO base address
2 Oct 202610:34
–vulnrichment
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    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "grub2"},
          {"reference": "grub2-common"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-aa64"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-aa64-modules"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-ia32"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-ia32-modules"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-x64"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-x64-cdboot"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-x64-modules"},
          {"reference": "grub2-pc"},
          {"reference": "grub2-pc-modules"},
          {"reference": "grub2-ppc64le"},
          {"reference": "grub2-ppc64le-modules"},
          {"reference": "grub2-tools"},
          {"reference": "grub2-tools-efi"},
          {"reference": "grub2-tools-extra"},
          {"reference": "grub2-tools-minimal"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "grub2"},
          {"reference": "grub2-common"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-aa64"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-aa64-modules"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-ia32"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-ia32-modules"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-x64"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-x64-cdboot"},
          {"reference": "grub2-efi-x64-modules"},
          {"reference": "grub2-pc"},
          {"reference": "grub2-pc-modules"},
          {"reference": "grub2-ppc64le"},
          {"reference": "grub2-ppc64le-modules"},
          {"reference": "grub2-tools"},
          {"reference": "grub2-tools-efi"},
          {"reference": "grub2-tools-extra"},
          {"reference": "grub2-tools-minimal"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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

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03 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 3.16.4
EPSS0.00115
SSVC
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