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Rocky Linux 9.6 [CIQ] Security Update: dnsmasq / dnsmasq-debuginfo / dnsmasq-debugsource / dnsmasq-utils / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_1462)
high Nessus Plugin ID 353916
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Synopsis
The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_1462 advisory.This advisory aggregates security fixes for the dnsmasq SRPM in CIQ LTS 9.6. It addresses 3 CVEs:
CVE-2026-2291, CVE-2026-4890, CVE-2026-4893.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory ciqsa-2026_1462.See Also
https://github.com/ctrliq/advisories
http://www.nessus.org/u?53b8d6d1
http://www.nessus.org/u?6b3958a7
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 353916
File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_6_ciqsa-2026_1462.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 10/1/2026
Updated: 10/1/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5
Percentile: 93.2
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2291
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Host/OS/extended-third-party, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2026