The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - The mad_decoder_run() function in decoder.c in Underbit libmad through 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (SIGABRT because of double free or corruption) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted file. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2017-11552. (CVE-2018-7263)

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

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2021-1743:01 advisory.

    libmad: Double-free in the mad_decoder_run() function (CVE-2018-7263)     CVE(s):
    CVE-2018-7263     The mad_decoder_run() function in decoder.c in Underbit libmad through 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (SIGABRT because of double free or corruption) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted file. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2017-11552.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of libmad installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2018-7263 advisory.

  - The mad_decoder_run() function in decoder.c in Underbit libmad through 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (SIGABRT because of double free or corruption) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted file. NOTE: this May overlap CVE-2017-11552. (CVE-2018-7263)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1631 advisory.

    The GStreamer library provides a streaming media framework based on graphs of media data filters.

    The libmad package is an MPEG audio decoder capable of 24-bit output.

    Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide fast access to     the graphics frame buffer and audio device.

    Security Fix(es):

    * libmad: Double-free in the mad_decoder_run() function (CVE-2018-7263)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2020:1631 advisory.

  - The mad_decoder_run() function in decoder.c in Underbit libmad through 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (SIGABRT because of double free or corruption) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted file. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2017-11552. (CVE-2018-7263)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2020-1631 advisory.

    - Fixes CVE-2018-7263
    - Fix CVE-2019-13616 SDL: heap-based buffer overflow in SDL blit       functions in video/SDL_blit*.c

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2020:1631 advisory.

  - The mad_decoder_run() function in decoder.c in Underbit libmad through 0.15.1b allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (SIGABRT because of double free or corruption) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted file. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2017-11552. (CVE-2018-7263)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2020:1631 advisory.

  - libmad: Double-free in the mad_decoder_run() function (CVE-2018-7263)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
261391	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-7263	Nessus	Misc.	9/4/2025	1/30/2026	critical
294486	MiracleLinux 8 : GStreamer, and libmad, gstreamer1-1.16.1-2.el8, libmad-0.15.1b-25.el8, orc-0.4.28-3.el8 (AXSA:2021-1743:01)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	1/20/2026	1/20/2026	critical
295712	Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: libmad (CVE-2018-7263)	Nessus	Azure Linux Local Security Checks	1/22/2026	1/22/2026	critical
143019	RHEL 8 : GStreamer, libmad, and SDL (RHSA-2020:1631)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	11/18/2020	11/7/2024	critical
157705	AlmaLinux 8 : GStreamer, libmad, and SDL (ALSA-2020:1631)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	2/9/2022	2/14/2022	critical
180937	Oracle Linux 8 : GStreamer, / libmad, / and / SDL (ELSA-2020-1631)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	9/7/2023	11/1/2024	critical
184543	Rocky Linux 8 : GStreamer, libmad, and SDL (RLSA-2020:1631)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	11/6/2023	11/6/2023	critical
145897	CentOS 8 : GStreamer, libmad, and SDL (CESA-2020:1631)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	2/1/2021	3/23/2021	critical

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