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Oracle Linux 8 : glib2 (ELSA-2026-15953)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 314279

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-15953 advisory.

 [2.68.4-169]
 - Add patch for CVE-2025-14087 and CVE-2025-14512

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-15953.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 314279

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-15953.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/11/2026

Updated: 5/11/2026

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-2025-14087

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: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:10:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:glib2-doc, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:glib2-tests, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:glib2-fam, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:glib2, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:glib2-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:glib2-static

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-14087, CVE-2025-14512

IAVA: 2025-A-0907