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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-4016

high Nessus Plugin ID 302155

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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.

 - A security vulnerability has been detected in GPAC 26.03-DEV. Affected by this vulnerability is the function svgin_process of the file src/filters/load_svg.c of the component SVG Parser. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 7618d7206cdeb3c28961dc97ab0ecabaff0c8af2. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
 (CVE-2026-4016)

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-2026-4016

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-4016

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 302155

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_4016.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: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-4016

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gpac, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gpac

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-2026-4016