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RockyLinux 9 : postgresql-jdbc (RLSA-2026:22304)

high Nessus Plugin ID 318275

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:22304 advisory.

 * jdbc.postgresql.org: pgjdbc: Client-side Denial of Service via malicious SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication (CVE-2026-42198)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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 postgresql-jdbc package.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:22304

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463857

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 318275

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-22304.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 6/3/2026

Updated: 6/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42198

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:postgresql-jdbc

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42198