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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-78408
high Nessus Plugin ID 342439
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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.- The nsenter --join-cgroup option opens the target cgroup.procs file as root and leaves that file descriptor open across later namespace and credential changes and across execve(). Because the kernel checks later cgroup migrations using the credentials from the original open, a program run in an attacker- controlled target can inherit root's ability to move host processes between cgroups. After a privileged operator uses --join-cgroup against that target, an unprivileged user can migrate and terminate unrelated root processes. (CVE-2026-78408)
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-2026-78408
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 342439
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_78408.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 9/2/2026
Updated: 9/16/2026
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: High
Score: 7.5
Percentile: 98.29
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-78408
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.9
Temporal Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libblkid-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libblkid, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libfdisk-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libfdisk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libmount-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libmount, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsmartcols-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsmartcols, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libuuid-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libuuid, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libmount, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:util-linux-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:uuidd
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: 9/2/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-78408