Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-1416

medium Nessus Plugin ID 296609

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

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

- A security flaw has been discovered in GPAC up to 2.4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function DumpMovieInfo of the file applications/mp4box/filedump.c. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The patch is identified as d45c264c20addf0c1cc05124ede33f8ffa800e68.
It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue. (CVE-2026-1416)

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

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-1416

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 296609

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_1416.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/26/2026

Updated: 1/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gpac

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-1416