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Oracle Linux 10 : perl-Archive-Tar (ELSA-2026-49523)
high Nessus Plugin ID 331724
Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-49523 advisory.- Fix CVE-2026-9538: cap per-entry declared size during archive reading to prevent memory DoS
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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 perl-Archive-Tar package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 331724
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-49523.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/3/2026
Updated: 8/3/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.73
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-2026-9538
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:oracle:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perl-archive-tar
Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/26/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-9538