Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-3083

high Nessus Plugin ID 301755

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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.

- GStreamer rtpqdm2depay Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the processing of X-QDM RTP payload elements. When parsing the packetid element, the process does not properly validate user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated array. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28850. (CVE-2026-3083)

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

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 301755

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_3083.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/10/2026

Updated: 3/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-3083

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gstreamer-devel, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gst-plugins-good1.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw32-gstreamer1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gstreamer-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gstreamer-devel-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gstreamer1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gstreamer1, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gstreamer1-devel-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gstreamer-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gstreamer1-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gstreamer-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gstreamer1-devel-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw64-gstreamer1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw32-gstreamer1, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gstreamer-devel-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gstreamer, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gstreamer, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gstreamer1-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw64-gstreamer1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gst-plugins-good1.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-3083

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