Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: ca-certificates (crlba-2024_5691)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 355819

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlba-2024_5691 advisory.

The ca-certificates package contains a set of Certificate Authority (CA) certificates chosen by the Mozilla Foundation for use with the Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* Annual 2024 ca-certificates update version 2.69 from NSS 3.101.1 for Firefox 128 [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-44988)

* Provide ca-certificates in directory format to resolve Application performance regression in OpenSSL [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-48129)

* calling update-ca-trust on Rocky Linux-9 should be supported with just about any argument [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-54698)

This advisory is provided by Ctrl IQ, Inc for Rocky Linux systems. For more information about CIQ security practices, visit https://ciq.com/security.

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 ca-certificates package based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlba-2024_5691.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 355819

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crlba-2024_5691.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: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

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-2023-37920

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-37920

Detections

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