RockyLinux 8 : perl-XML-Parser (RLSA-2026:7681)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 306358

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-2026:7681 advisory.

* perl-xml-parser: XML::Parser: Memory corruption via deeply nested XML files (CVE-2006-10003)

* perl-xml-parser: XML::Parser for Perl: Heap corruption and denial of service from crafted XML input (CVE-2006-10002)

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 perl-XML-Parser, perl-XML-Parser-debuginfo and / or perl-XML-Parser-debugsource packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 306358

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-7681.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/14/2026

Updated: 4/14/2026

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-2006-10003

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-xml-parser-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-xml-parser, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:perl-xml-parser-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-10002, CVE-2006-10003

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