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TencentOS Server 3: libcap (TSSA-2026:0353)

high Nessus Plugin ID 316680

Synopsis

The remote TencentOS Server 3 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 3 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2026:0353 advisory.

 Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

 CVE-2026-4878:
 A flaw was found in libcap. A local unprivileged user can exploit a Time-of-check-to-time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the cap_set_file() function. This allows an attacker with write access to a parent directory to redirect file capability updates to an attacker-controlled file. By doing so, capabilities can be injected into or stripped from unintended executables, leading to privilege escalation.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux 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://mirrors.tencent.com/tlinux/errata/tssa-20260353.xml

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 316680

File Name: tencentos_TSSA_2026_0353.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 5/26/2026

Updated: 5/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-4878

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:tencent:tencentos_server:3, p-cpe:/a:tencent:tencentos_server:libcap

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/etc/os-release, Host/TencentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-4878