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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-40386

medium Nessus Plugin ID 306059

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.

 - In libexif through 0.6.25, an integer underflow in size checking for Fuji and Olympus MakerNote decoding could be used by attackers to crash or leak information out of libexif-using programs. (CVE-2026-40386)

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-2026-40386

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 306059

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_40386.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 4/12/2026

Updated: 4/12/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40386

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libexif, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0

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: 4/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40386