Rocky Linux 8.6 [CIQ] Security Update: cloud-init Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_0018)

high Nessus Plugin ID 358602

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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_0018 advisory.

This advisory aggregates security fixes for the cloud-init SRPM in CIQ LTS 8.6. It addresses 5 CVEs:
CVE-2024-6174, CVE-2021-3429, CVE-2020-8631, CVE-2020-8632, CVE-2018-10896.

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 cloud-init package based on the guidance in CIQ advisory ciqsa-2026_0018.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 358602

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_6_ciqsa-2026_0018.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/11/2026

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: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-10896

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10896, CVE-2020-8631, CVE-2020-8632, CVE-2021-3429, CVE-2024-6174

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