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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : libnfs vulnerability (USN-9008-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 378017

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-9008-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that libnfs did not properly enforce the maximum size bound during ZDR decoding, resulting in an out-of-bounds write. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libnfs to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

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 libnfs-utils and / or libnfs13 packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-9008-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 378017

File Name: ubuntu_USN-9008-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2026

Updated: 11/10/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

Percentile: 51.49

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-108985

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnfs-utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnfs13

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-108985

USN: 9008-1