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openSUSE 16 Security Update : ansible-core (openSUSE-SU-2026:21828-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 344995
Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:21828-1 advisory.- CVE-2026-16493: argument injection in ansible-galaxy collection install via git clone (bsc#1272369).
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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 ansible-core and / or ansible-test packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1272369
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 344995
File Name: openSUSE-2026-21828-1.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 9/12/2026
Updated: 9/12/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.6
Percentile: 98.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-16493
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ansible-core, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ansible-test
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-11332, CVE-2026-16493