Rocky Linux 10.2 [CIQ] Security Update: libkcapi / libkcapi-debuginfo / libkcapi-debugsource / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_67267)

high Nessus Plugin ID 355079

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 10.2 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_67267 advisory.

* libkcapi: IV reuse in libkcapi one-shot symmetric cipher chunking causes cipher state reset across chunk boundaries (CVE-2026-71225)

* libkcapi: Memory corruption via uncanceled AIO requests on error in libkcapi's one-shot AIO path (CVE-2026-71226)

* libkcapi: Infinite loop denial of service in libkcapi _kcapi_aio_read_all() due to unhandled io_getevents() timeout return (CVE-2026-71227)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* libkcapi: rebase to 1.5.1 [rhel-10.2.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-242508)

* libkcapi: AEAD Decrypt Auth Check Skipped for Zero-Length Input in `kcapi-enc` [rhel-10.2.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-242665)

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 crlsa-2026_67267.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 355079

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_10_2_crlsa-2026_67267.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

Percentile: 52.57

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-71226

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-71225, CVE-2026-71226, CVE-2026-71227

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