Rocky Linux 8.8 [CIQ] Security Update: squashfs-tools (ciqsa-2026_0309)

high Nessus Plugin ID 355798

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 8.8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_0309 advisory.

This advisory aggregates security fixes for the squashfs-tools SRPM in CIQ LTS 8.8. It addresses 1 CVE:
CVE-2021-41072.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 squashfs-tools package based on the guidance in CIQ advisory ciqsa-2026_0309.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 355798

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_8_ciqsa-2026_0309.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: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.06

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41072

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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: 9/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-41072

Detections

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