Rocky Linux 9.6 [CIQ] Security Update: ppp / ppp-devel Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_1518)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 356206

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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_1518 advisory.

This advisory aggregates security fixes for the ppp SRPM in CIQ LTS 9.6. It addresses 4 CVEs:
CVE-2020-8597, CVE-2022-4603, CVE-2014-3158, CVE-2018-11574.

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_1518.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 356206

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_6_ciqsa-2026_1518.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/12/2026

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: 58.41

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8597

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

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: 9/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3158, CVE-2018-11574, CVE-2020-8597, CVE-2022-4603

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