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Fedora 42 : libcap (2026-d4c643a2ba)

high Nessus Plugin ID 310181

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-d4c643a2ba advisory.

 An update to patch a security vulnerability.
 Advisory: https://github.com/AndrewGMorgan/libcap_mirror/security/advisories/GHSA-f78v-p5hx-m7hh

 ## Changelog

 ```
 * Mon Apr 06 2026 Carlos Rodriguez-Fernandez <[email protected]> - 2.73-3
 - Patch for security vulnerability ```




Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 libcap package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-d4c643a2ba

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 310181

File Name: fedora_2026-d4c643a2ba.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/24/2026

Updated: 4/24/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:42, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:libcap

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2026

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