Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-2229

high Nessus Plugin ID 302068

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.

- ImpactThe undici WebSocket client is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to improper validation of the server_max_window_bits parameter in the permessage-deflate extension. When a WebSocket client connects to a server, it automatically advertises support for permessage-deflate compression. A malicious server can respond with an out-of-range server_max_window_bits value (outside zlib's valid range of 8-15).
When the server subsequently sends a compressed frame, the client attempts to create a zlib InflateRaw instance with the invalid windowBits value, causing a synchronous RangeError exception that is not caught, resulting in immediate process termination. The vulnerability exists because: * The isValidClientWindowBits() function only validates that the value contains ASCII digits, not that it falls within the valid range 8-15 * The createInflateRaw() call is not wrapped in a try-catch block * The resulting exception propagates up through the call stack and crashes the Node.js process (CVE-2026-2229)

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: 302068

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_2229.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/13/2026

Updated: 3/13/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2229

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:node-undici, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:node-undici, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs24-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs24, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs22, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-packaging-bundler, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs24-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:v8-13.6-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:npm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-npm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:v8-12.4-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-packaging, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:v8-13.6-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-packaging-bundler, 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:nodejs24-npm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs24-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-npm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:v8-12.4-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-packaging, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-nodemon, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24-npm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-nodemon, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs24-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs22, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:npm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nodejs-devel, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-docs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nodejs24-devel

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: 3/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-2229

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