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Oracle Linux 9 : openssl-fips-provider (ELSA-2026-27744)

high Nessus Plugin ID 342435

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-2026-27744 advisory.

 [3.0.7-11.0.1]
 - Drop OpenELA branding [Orabug: 37274593]
 - Add bundle with Oracle Linux 9 OpenSSL FIPS module packages [Orabug: 39910507]
 - Update extract-src.sh script to support non-hobbled openssl tarball [Orabug: 39910507]

 [3.0.7.openela.0.1]
 - Add OpenELA specific changes

 [3.0.7-11]
 - Update sources and scripts for new build, to address CVE-2026-31790 Resolves: RHEL-173517

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 openssl-fips-provider and / or openssl-fips-provider-so packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-27744.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 342435

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-27744.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/2/2026

Updated: 9/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.7

Percentile: 96.23

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-31790

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:H/I:N/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:8:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-fips-provider-so, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-fips-provider

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-31790