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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-11611

high Nessus Plugin ID 319686

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 389 Directory Server. The Content Synchronization persistent search plugin allows unbounded memory growth when an authenticated client stops reading sync responses, enabling denial of service. Additional race conditions in plugin thread lifecycle can cause crashes during connection teardown or shutdown. (CVE-2026-11611)

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-2026-11611

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 319686

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_11611.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 6/8/2026

Updated: 6/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-11611

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:389-ds-base-bdb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:389-ds-base-legacy-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:389-ds-base-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:389-ds-base-libs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:389-ds-base-libs, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-lib389, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:389-ds-base-snmp, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:389-ds-base-snmp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:389-ds-base, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:cockpit-389-ds, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:389-ds-base-bdb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:389-ds-base, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:cockpit-389-ds, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-lib389, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:389-ds-base-legacy-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:389-ds-base-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: 6/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-11611