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Fedora 44 : rust-ppmd-rust (2026-59fc59239b)

high Nessus Plugin ID 344490

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-59fc59239b advisory.

 Update to version 1.4.1; Fixes RHBZ#2526655

 Security fix for [GHSA-rqc2-j9v2-j22v](https://github.com/hasenbanck/ppmd-rust/security/advisories/GHSA-rqc2-j9v2-j22v), an out-of-bounds read in the PPMd8 decoder.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 rust-ppmd-rust package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-59fc59239b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 344490

File Name: fedora_2026-59fc59239b.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/10/2026

Updated: 9/10/2026

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:44, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:rust-ppmd-rust

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/1/2026

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