Detections
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Oracle Linux 9 : cups (ELSA-2026-0312)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 282482
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-0312 advisory.- RHEL-129746 CVE-2025-58436 cups: Slow client communication leads to a possible DoS attack
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 282482
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-0312.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 1/8/2026
Updated: 1/8/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-61915
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.7
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-lpd, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-printerapp, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-ipptool, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:7:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups-client, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cups, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-58436, CVE-2025-61915