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Oracle Linux 9 : frr (ELSA-2026-49527)

high Nessus Plugin ID 331763

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-49527 advisory.

 [8.5.3-15.1]
 - Resolves: RHEL-193234 - input validation fixes for EVPN NLRI and ENCAP/VNC packet parsing

 [8.5.3-15]
 - Resolves: RHEL-176258 - AVC when reading user's site-packages

 [8.5.3-14]
 - Resolves: RHEL-152300 - ignored route in the kernel after flapping interface

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 frr and / or frr-selinux packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-49527.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 331763

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-49527.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/3/2026

Updated: 8/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.75

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-2026-37460

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:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:frr-selinux, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:frr

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: 6/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-37460