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Oracle Linux 8 : perl-YAML-Syck (ELSA-2026-6470)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 304940

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-6470 advisory.

 [1.30-6]
 - Resolves: RHEL-156475
 - Fix CVE-2026-4177

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 perl-YAML-Syck package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-6470.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 304940

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-6470.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/5/2026

Updated: 4/5/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-4177

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-yaml-syck, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8

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: 4/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-4177