An out-of-bounds read in the stbsp_vsnprintf function (stb_sprintf.h) of nothings stb commit 31c1ad3 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted input.

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-2a592f622a advisory.

    Patch stb_sprintf: security fix for CVE-2026-79516

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

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

The remote Fedora 45 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-63e7be05c3 advisory.

    Patch stb_sprintf: security fix for CVE-2026-79516

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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 a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-0cae436fa5 advisory.

    Patch stb_sprintf: security fix for CVE-2026-79516

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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.

  - An out-of-bounds read in the stbsp_vsnprintf function (stb_sprintf.h) of nothings stb commit 31c1ad3     allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted input. (CVE-2026-79516)

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

The remote Fedora 46 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-ee846faf9d advisory.

    Automatic update for stb-0^20260802.2c980bb-2.fc46.

    ##### **Changelog**

    ```
    * Thu Sep 10 2026 Benjamin A. Beasley <code@musicinmybrain.net> - 0^20260802.2c980bb-2
    - Patch stb_sprintf: security fix for CVE-2026-79516
    - Fixes RHBZ#2531291; Fixes RHBZ#2531290
    * Thu Sep 10 2026 Benjamin A. Beasley <code@musicinmybrain.net> - 0^20260802.2c980bb-1
    - Update to 0^20260802.2c980bb

    ```

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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
348274	Fedora 44 : stb (2026-2a592f622a)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	medium
348273	Fedora 45 : stb (2026-63e7be05c3)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	medium
348256	Fedora 43 : stb (2026-0cae436fa5)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	medium
345172	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-79516	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
344577	Fedora 46 : stb (2026-ee846faf9d)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	medium

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