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Echo: curl: security update to 1:8.22.0-1+e1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 476139

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Calling `curl_easy_pause()` within the event-based `CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION` callback triggers a use-
 after-free vulnerability, where libcurl attempts to store a flag using a dangling struct pointer
 immediately after that pointer's memory has been freed. (CVE-2026-9080)

Solution

Update the curl library and its related packages to version 1:8.22.0-1+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-9080

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 476139

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/18/2026

Updated: 10/18/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.52

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-9080

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-9080

IAVA: 2026-A-0627-S