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Fedora 44 : python-pydicom (2026-9eecdef4e0)

high Nessus Plugin ID 310689

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-9eecdef4e0 advisory.

 Patch release for security advisory [CVE-2026-32711](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v856-2rf8-9f28). A crafted DICOMDIR could create a path traversal by setting `ReferencedFileID` to a path outside the File-set root.

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 python-pydicom package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-9eecdef4e0

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 310689

File Name: fedora_2026-9eecdef4e0.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/28/2026

Updated: 4/28/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32711

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:44, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-pydicom

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/31/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-32711