Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-11316

high Nessus Plugin ID 380991

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 out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the dr_wav drwav__read_cue_to_metadata_obj functionality of dr_libs (version(s): 0.14.5). A specially crafted .wav file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. (CVE-2026-11316)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 380991

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_11316.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 11/14/2026

Updated: 11/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.48

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-11316

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:aethersdr, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:dosbox-x, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:faudio, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:godot, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:guix, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:jazz2-native, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsdl2-mixer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsdl3-mixer, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsfml, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:miniaudio, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mlpack, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:octave-ltfat, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:opa-ff, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:opa-fm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qoa, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qt6-multimedia, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qtads, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:raylib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:roc-toolkit, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:sdl12-compat, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wasmedge

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-11316

Detections

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