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Oracle Linux 8 / 9 : dtrace (ELSA-2026-50152)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 302228
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 8 / 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-50152 advisory.[2.0.6-1]
- Fix dtprobed unsafe probe description handling (CVE-2026-21991).
[Orabug: 39054018]
Credit Statement The following people or organizations reported security vulnerabilities addressed by this ELSA to Oracle:
Dhiraj Mishra: CVE-2026-21991
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 dtrace, dtrace-devel and / or dtrace-testsuite packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 302228
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-50152.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Published: 3/13/2026
Updated: 4/7/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-21991
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:dtrace-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:7:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:dtrace, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:dtrace-testsuite
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-21991
IAVA: 2026-A-0250