RockyLinux 8 : nginx:1.24 (RLSA-2026:6907)

high Nessus Plugin ID 305667

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:6907 advisory.

* nginx: NGINX: Denial of Service or Code Execution via specially crafted MP4 files (CVE-2026-32647)

* NGINX: NGINX: Denial of Service or file modification via buffer overflow in ngx_http_dav_module (CVE-2026-27654)

* NGINX: NGINX: Denial of Service due to memory corruption via crafted MP4 file (CVE-2026-27784)

* NGINX: NGINX: Denial of Service via undisclosed requests when ngx_mail_auth_http_module is enabled (CVE-2026-27651)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 305667

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-6907.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/9/2026

Updated: 4/9/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-27654

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-27784

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Threat Score: 7.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-27784

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-mod-stream-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-mod-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-mod-http-image-filter-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-all-modules, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-mod-mail, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-mod-http-perl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-mod-stream, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-mod-http-perl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-mod-http-image-filter, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nginx-mod-mail-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-27651, CVE-2026-27654, CVE-2026-27784, CVE-2026-32647

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