Fedora 43 : bcftools / htslib / samtools (2026-3b06345bf2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 304024

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Fedora 43 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-3b06345bf2 advisory.

Update to 1.23.1

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 bcftools, htslib and / or samtools packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 304024

File Name: fedora_2026-3b06345bf2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 3/28/2026

Updated: 3/28/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-31962

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Threat Score: 6.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-31963

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:43, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:bcftools, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:htslib, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:samtools

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-31962, CVE-2026-31963, CVE-2026-31964, CVE-2026-31965

FEDORA: 2026-3b06345bf2

IAVB: 2026-B-0071

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