Detections
Analytics
Oracle Linux 10 : protobuf (ELSA-2026-3094)
high Nessus Plugin ID 299821
Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-3094 advisory.- Fix CVE-2026-0994: nested Any messages bypassing recursion depth limits
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.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 299821
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-3094.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 2/23/2026
Updated: 2/23/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-0994
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.2
Threat Score: 4.6
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:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:protobuf-lite, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:protobuf-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python3-protobuf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:protobuf, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:protobuf-lite-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:protobuf-compiler
Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/23/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-0994