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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Libidn vulnerability (USN-8521-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 326249

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8521-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Libidn incorrectly handled certain internationalized domain name strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8521-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 326249

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8521-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/10/2026

Updated: 7/10/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1

Temporal Score: 0.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-57053

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.5

Temporal Score: 2.3

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libidn11-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libidn-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:idn, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libidn12, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-57053

USN: 8521-1