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Fedora 42 : nginx (2026-8b992398d3)

high Nessus Plugin ID 282570

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-8b992398d3 advisory.

 - cleanups and fixes
 - remove RHEL 7 compatibility
 - add RHEL 9 compatibility and EOL comments
 - restore RHEL 8 compatibility

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 2:nginx package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-8b992398d3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 282570

File Name: fedora_2026-8b992398d3.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/11/2026

Updated: 1/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:nginx, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:42

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/2/2026

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