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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-2005
high Nessus Plugin ID 298890
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.- Heap buffer overflow in PostgreSQL pgcrypto allows a ciphertext provider to execute arbitrary code as the operating system user running the database. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21 are affected. (CVE-2026-2005)
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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-2005
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 298890
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_2005.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 2/13/2026
Updated: 2/13/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2005
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-upgrade-devel, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-test, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-private-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-private-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-upgrade, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:postgresql-9.5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql18, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pgaudit, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pg_repack, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:postgresql-14, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-upgrade-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-18, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:postgresql-16, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-pltcl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-plperl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-upgrade, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgres-decoderbufs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-private-libs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:postgresql-9.3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-server-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-plpython3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-server-devel, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-13, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-plpython3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-static, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:postgresql-17, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:postgresql-10, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-contrib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-private-libs, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-docs, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:postgresql-12, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql16, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgres-decoderbufs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:postgresql-test-rpm-macros, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql18, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql-test-rpm-macros, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pg_repack, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:postgresql16, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pgaudit
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: 2/12/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-2005