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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-61893

medium Nessus Plugin ID 331439

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 crafted IEC 60870-5-104 I-frame with TypeID 104 (C_TS_NA_1) and an inflated object count causes TestCommand_getFromBuffer to read one byte past the end of the heap-allocated message buffer.
 (CVE-2026-61893)

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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-61893

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 331439

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_61893.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 7/31/2026

Updated: 7/31/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.89

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 6

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-61893

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-61893

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:lib60870

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: 7/30/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-61893