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Fedora 44 : janus (2026-256bf09e34)

high Nessus Plugin ID 363790

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-256bf09e34 advisory.

 Update to upstream v1.4.2 (security release).

 - Fix AudioBridge recordings bypassing protected folders (PR #3676)
 - Fix missing protocol allowlist when using libcurl in Streaming/TextRoom plugins (PR #3677)
 - Better enforcement of max publishers in VideoRoom (PR #3678)
 - Validate list of usernames in TextRoom batch message (PR #3679)
 - Use size_t in strings replace helper (PR #3680)
 - Fix removal from wrong hashtable in SIP and NoSIP plugins (PR #3681)
 - Add cap to helper threads in Streaming and VideoRoom plugins (PR #3682)
 - Fixed memory leaks in loop allocation and ICE agent disposal (PR #3665, PR #3666)
 - Fixed rare crash in AudioBridge plugin (PR #3664)
 - Fixed one way audio after a long hold in the SIP plugin (PR #3640)
 - Bumped API version patch to 11 (JANUS_VERSION_SO 2:11:0)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 janus package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-256bf09e34

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 363790

File Name: fedora_2026-256bf09e34.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/7/2026

Updated: 10/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:44, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:janus

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2026

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