Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: nodejs / nodejs-debuginfo / nodejs-debugsource / nodejs-devel / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2025_4459)

high Nessus Plugin ID 356889

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2025_4459 advisory.

* c-ares: c-ares has a use-after-free in read_answers() (CVE-2025-31498)

* SQLite: integer overflow in SQLite (CVE-2025-3277)

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 crlsa-2025_4459.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4459

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2358271

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2359553

https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2025:4459

http://www.nessus.org/u?551ae653

http://www.nessus.org/u?96441833

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 356889

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2025_4459.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

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: 5.9

Percentile: 96.29

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-2025-3277

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-31498

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: 7/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-31498, CVE-2025-3277