Rocky Linux 8.6 [CIQ] Security Update: npm Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_1212)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 355994

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 8.6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_1212 advisory.

This advisory aggregates security fixes for the nodejs SRPM in CIQ LTS 8.6. It addresses 25 CVEs:
CVE-2020-8174, CVE-2021-35065, CVE-2021-44531, CVE-2021-44532, CVE-2021-44533, and 20 more.

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 npm package based on the guidance in CIQ advisory ciqsa-2026_1212.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 355994

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_6_ciqsa-2026_1212.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, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

Percentile: 96.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8174

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-32002

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: 9/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8174, CVE-2021-35065, CVE-2021-44531, CVE-2021-44532, CVE-2021-44533, CVE-2021-44906, CVE-2022-0235, CVE-2022-21824, CVE-2022-24999, CVE-2022-25881, CVE-2022-25883, CVE-2022-3517, CVE-2022-35256, CVE-2022-38900, CVE-2022-43548, CVE-2022-4904, CVE-2023-23918, CVE-2023-23920, CVE-2023-30581, CVE-2023-30588, CVE-2023-30589, CVE-2023-30590, CVE-2023-32002, CVE-2023-32006, CVE-2023-32559

Detections

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