Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-44050

critical Nessus Plugin ID 314776

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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 heap-based buffer overflow in the CNID daemon comm_rcv() function in Netatalk 2.0.0 through 4.4.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-44050)

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: Critical

ID: 314776

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_44050.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 5/14/2026

Updated: 6/9/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44050

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.9

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

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:netatalk, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:netatalk

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-44050

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