Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-5201

high Nessus Plugin ID 304410

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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 flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in the JPEG image loader due to improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw without user interaction, for example, via thumbnail generation. Successful exploitation leads to application crashes and denial of service (DoS) conditions.
(CVE-2026-5201)

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: 304410

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_5201.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/31/2026

Updated: 4/14/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5201

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: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdk-pixbuf2-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdk-pixbuf2-xlib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdk-pixbuf2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdk-pixbuf2-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdk-pixbuf2-xlib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdk-pixbuf2-modules, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdk-pixbuf2-tests, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gdk-pixbuf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:snapshot, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdk-pixbuf2, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdk-pixbuf2-modules, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:loupe, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:loupe, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdk-pixbuf2-tests, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:snapshot, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-devel

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: 3/31/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-5201

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