Rocky Linux 10.2 [CIQ] Security Update: nginx / nginx-all-modules / nginx-core / nginx-core-debuginfo / etc (crlsa-2026_36364)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 357968

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 10.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_36364 advisory.

* nginx: NGINX: Arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service via heap-based buffer overflow with crafted HTTP/2 headers (CVE-2026-42055)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* HTTP/2 bomb nginx fix breaks module ABI causing crashes [rhel-10.2.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-191778)

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 crlsa-2026_36364.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 357968

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_10_2_crlsa-2026_36364.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: 58.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42055

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 7.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42055

Detections

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