Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. In versions up to and including 18.26.2, between 20.00.0 and 20.15.0, 20.7-cert6, 21.00.0, 22.00.0 through 22.5.0, there is a remote DoS and possible RCE condition in `asterisk/res/res_stir_shaken /verification.c` that can be exploited when an attacker can set an arbitrary Identity header, or STIR/SHAKEN is enabled, with verification set in the SIP profile associated with the endpoint to be attacked. This is fixed in versions 18.26.3, 20.7-cert6, 20.15.1, 21.10.1 and 22.5.1.

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-98decbde87 advisory.

    Update to Asterisk 18.26.4, addressing numerous security vulnerabilities     accumulated since the long-stale 18.12.1 package. The following CVEs are fixed     in this update:

    - CVE-2022-26498 (fixed in 18.13.0): use-after-free in chan_ooh323
    - CVE-2022-42705 (fixed in 18.15.0): use-after-free in res_pjsip_pubsub
    - CVE-2022-37325 (fixed in 18.15.1): crash in H323 channel via malformed IE
    - CVE-2023-37457 (fixed in 18.20.0): buffer overflow in PJSIP_HEADER function
    - CVE-2023-49294 (fixed in 18.20.1): arbitrary file read via AMI GetConfig
    - CVE-2023-49786 (fixed in 18.20.1): DTLS race condition causing DoS
    - CVE-2024-35190 (fixed in 18.23.1): unauthorized SIP requests matched as endpoint
    - CVE-2024-42365 (fixed in 18.24.2): Write=originate allows code execution
    - CVE-2024-42491 (fixed in 18.25.0): crash via malformed Contact/Record-Route URI
    - CVE-2025-49832 (fixed in 18.26.3): DoS/RCE in res_stir_shaken
    - CVE-2025-47779 (fixed in 18.26.2): identity forging via malformed From header
    - CVE-2025-1131  (fixed in 18.26.3): local privilege escalation via safe_asterisk
    - CVE-2025-54995 (fixed in 18.26.4): resource exhaustion via RTP port leak

    Also fixes F44FailsToInstall for asterisk-snmp (BZ#2433748).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-80b21debe7 advisory.

    Update to Asterisk 18.26.4, addressing numerous security vulnerabilities     accumulated since the long-stale 18.12.1 package. The following CVEs are fixed     in this update:

    - CVE-2022-26498 (fixed in 18.13.0): use-after-free in chan_ooh323
    - CVE-2022-42705 (fixed in 18.15.0): use-after-free in res_pjsip_pubsub
    - CVE-2022-37325 (fixed in 18.15.1): crash in H323 channel via malformed IE
    - CVE-2023-37457 (fixed in 18.20.0): buffer overflow in PJSIP_HEADER function
    - CVE-2023-49294 (fixed in 18.20.1): arbitrary file read via AMI GetConfig
    - CVE-2023-49786 (fixed in 18.20.1): DTLS race condition causing DoS
    - CVE-2024-35190 (fixed in 18.23.1): unauthorized SIP requests matched as endpoint
    - CVE-2024-42365 (fixed in 18.24.2): Write=originate allows code execution
    - CVE-2024-42491 (fixed in 18.25.0): crash via malformed Contact/Record-Route URI
    - CVE-2025-49832 (fixed in 18.26.3): DoS/RCE in res_stir_shaken
    - CVE-2025-47779 (fixed in 18.26.2): identity forging via malformed From header
    - CVE-2025-1131  (fixed in 18.26.3): local privilege escalation via safe_asterisk
    - CVE-2025-54995 (fixed in 18.26.4): resource exhaustion via RTP port leak

    Also fixes F44FailsToInstall for asterisk-snmp (BZ#2433748).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-38d71393c1 advisory.

    Update to Asterisk 18.26.4, addressing numerous security vulnerabilities     accumulated since the long-stale 18.12.1 package. The following CVEs are fixed     in this update:

    - CVE-2022-26498 (fixed in 18.13.0): use-after-free in chan_ooh323
    - CVE-2022-42705 (fixed in 18.15.0): use-after-free in res_pjsip_pubsub
    - CVE-2022-37325 (fixed in 18.15.1): crash in H323 channel via malformed IE
    - CVE-2023-37457 (fixed in 18.20.0): buffer overflow in PJSIP_HEADER function
    - CVE-2023-49294 (fixed in 18.20.1): arbitrary file read via AMI GetConfig
    - CVE-2023-49786 (fixed in 18.20.1): DTLS race condition causing DoS
    - CVE-2024-35190 (fixed in 18.23.1): unauthorized SIP requests matched as endpoint
    - CVE-2024-42365 (fixed in 18.24.2): Write=originate allows code execution
    - CVE-2024-42491 (fixed in 18.25.0): crash via malformed Contact/Record-Route URI
    - CVE-2025-49832 (fixed in 18.26.3): DoS/RCE in res_stir_shaken
    - CVE-2025-47779 (fixed in 18.26.2): identity forging via malformed From header
    - CVE-2025-1131  (fixed in 18.26.3): local privilege escalation via safe_asterisk
    - CVE-2025-54995 (fixed in 18.26.4): resource exhaustion via RTP port leak

    Also fixes F44FailsToInstall for asterisk-snmp (BZ#2433748).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202601-04 (Asterisk: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Asterisk. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced     below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Asterisk is an open source private branch exchange and telephony toolkit. In versions up to and including     18.26.2, between 20.00.0 and 20.15.0, 20.7-cert6, 21.00.0, 22.00.0 through 22.5.0, there is a remote DoS     and possible RCE condition in `asterisk/res/res_stir_shaken /verification.c` that can be exploited when an     attacker can set an arbitrary Identity header, or STIR/SHAKEN is enabled, with verification set in the SIP     profile associated with the endpoint to be attacked. This is fixed in versions 18.26.3, 20.7-cert6,     20.15.1, 21.10.1 and 22.5.1. (CVE-2025-49832)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
311158	Fedora 42 : asterisk (2026-98decbde87)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
311157	Fedora 43 : asterisk (2026-80b21debe7)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
311100	Fedora 44 : asterisk (2026-38d71393c1)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
296592	GLSA-202601-04 : Asterisk: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
252866	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-49832	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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