Rocky Linux 8.6 [CIQ] Security Update: nginx / nginx-all-modules / nginx-debuginfo / nginx-debugsource / etc (ciqsa-2026_0121)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 356451

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 8.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_0121 advisory.

This advisory aggregates security fixes for the nginx SRPM in CIQ LTS 8.6. It addresses 1 CVE:
CVE-2023-44487.

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 packages based on the guidance in CIQ advisory ciqsa-2026_0121.

See Also

https://github.com/ctrliq/advisories

http://www.nessus.org/u?32ef00d1

http://www.nessus.org/u?679744ee

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 356451

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_6_ciqsa-2026_0121.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

Percentile: 98.23

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-44487

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 6.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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: 10/10/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/31/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-44487