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RockyLinux 8 : python3.12 (RLSA-2026:0123)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 281920

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:0123 advisory.

 * cpython: python: Python zipfile End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset not checked (CVE-2025-8291)

 * cpython: python: cpython: Quadratic algorithm in xml.dom.minidom leads to denial of service (CVE-2025-12084)

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

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:0123

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402342

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418655

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 281920

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-0123.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/7/2026

Updated: 1/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-12084

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-idle, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-test, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-debug, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.12-rpm-macros

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-12084, CVE-2025-8291