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

  - wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches. struct     iw_point { void __user *pointer; /* Pointer to the data (in user space) */ __u16 length; /* number of     fields or size in bytes */ __u16 flags; /* Optional params */ }; Make sure to zero the structure to avoid     disclosing 32bits of kernel data to user space. (CVE-2026-22978)

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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-22978

low Nessus Plugin ID 296386

Version 1.35