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RockyLinux 9 : dracut (RLSA-2026:54571)
high Nessus Plugin ID 335421
Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:54571 advisory.* dracut: dracut: root code execution via unescaped error message written to sourced emergency hook script in die() (CVE-2026-15816)
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 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 335421
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-54571.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 8/14/2026
Updated: 8/14/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 58.15
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-15816
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:dracut-caps, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:dracut-config-generic, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:dracut-config-rescue, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:dracut-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:dracut-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:dracut-live, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:dracut-network, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:dracut-squash, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:dracut-tools, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:dracut
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: 8/14/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-15816