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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-24880

high Nessus Plugin ID 305885

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.

 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') vulnerability in Apache Tomcat via invalid chunk extension. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.18, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.52, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.115, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other, unsupported versions may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.20, 10.1.52 or 9.0.116, which fix the issue. (CVE-2026-24880)

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-2026-24880

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-24880

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 305885

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_24880.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 4/10/2026

Updated: 4/10/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24880

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:H/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-servlet-6.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-servlet-engine, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-jsp-2.2-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-el-2.2-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-jsp-3.1-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-jsp-2.3-api, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-servlet-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-webapps, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-docs-webapp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-jsvc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-javadoc, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-lib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-jsvc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-docs-webapp, 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:tomcat-el-2.2-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-jsp-2.3-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-servlet-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-admin-webapps, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tomcat11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-servlet-6.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-jsp-3.1-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-el-5.0-api, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-lib, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-lib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-servlet-4.0-api, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat9-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-servlet-engine, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-webapps, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:tomcat-webapps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat9-el-3.0-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-jsp-2.2-api, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:tomcat-el-5.0-api

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: 3/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-24880