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AlmaLinux 9 : nginx (ALSA-2026:18029)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 315223

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:18029 advisory.

 * nginx: NGINX: Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2026-42945)

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

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-18029.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18029

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 315223

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-18029.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 5/18/2026

Updated: 5/18/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42945

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 8.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-http-image-filter, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-filesystem, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-stream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-http-perl, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-mail, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-all-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42945

CWE: 131

RHSA: 2026:18029