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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-16241

low Nessus Plugin ID 335201

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.

 - Integer underflow in PostgreSQL ECPG allows a database server administrator to achieve temporary denial of service against the ECPG client via sending a bytea value lacking the mandatory prefix. The client overwrites a huge memory region with bytes outside attacker knowledge or control. This typically yields a simple SIGSEGV, but rare cases might achieve client-specific integrity impact via the write. Versions before PostgreSQL 18.5, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected. (CVE-2026-16241)

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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-16241

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 335201

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_16241.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/13/2026

Updated: 8/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.92

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-16241

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-13, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-15, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:postgresql-18

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: 8/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-16241