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RockyLinux 9 : python3.14-cryptography (RLSA-2026:64774)

high Nessus Plugin ID 344051

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Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:64774 advisory.

 * python-cryptography: python-cryptography: Duplicate self-signed intermediates can cause exponential path-building (CVE-2026-69249)

 * python-cryptography: python-cryptography: python-cryptography verifier accepts wildcard DNS names allowing escape from permittedSubtrees (CVE-2026-69248)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected python3.14-cryptography, python3.14-cryptography-debuginfo and / or python3.14-cryptography- debugsource packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510815

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510830

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:64774

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 344051

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-64774.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 9/9/2026

Updated: 9/9/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.41

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-69248

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 6.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-69249

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.14-cryptography-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.14-cryptography-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.14-cryptography

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: 9/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-69248, CVE-2026-69249