Oracle Linux 9 : ELSA-2026-67165-0: / openssl (ELSA-2026-671650)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 345694

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-671650 advisory.

[3.5.8-1.0.1]
- Replace upstream references [Orabug: 34340177]

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

[1:3.5.8-1]
- Rebase to OpenSSL 3.5.8 Resolves: RHEL-242945 Resolves: RHEL-246260 Resolves: RHEL-246284 Resolves: RHEL-246319 Resolves: RHEL-246439 Resolves: RHEL-246443 Resolves: RHEL-246447 Resolves: RHEL-246451 Resolves: RHEL-246455

[1:3.5.5-7]
- Backport the 'HollowByte' hardening patch Resolves: RHEL-232828

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 345694

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-671650.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 9/14/2026

Updated: 9/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

Percentile: 96.21

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-63073

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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:oracle:linux:9, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:8:baseos_patch, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-perl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl

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: 9/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-14456, CVE-2026-14457, CVE-2026-18798, CVE-2026-54874, CVE-2026-63072, CVE-2026-63073, CVE-2026-63074, CVE-2026-63075, CVE-2026-63076

IAVA: 2026-A-0878

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