Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-39819

medium Nessus Plugin ID 313237

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.

- The go bug command writes to two files with predictable names in the system temporary directory (for example, /tmp). An attacker with access to the temporary directory can create a symlink in one of these names, causing go bug to overwrite the target of the symlink. (CVE-2026-39819)

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: Medium

ID: 313237

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_39819.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 5/8/2026

Updated: 5/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-39819

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.26, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.15, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.25, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.19, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:golang-1.24, 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: 5/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-39819

Detections

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