Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: libipa_hbac / libipa_hbac-debuginfo / libsss_autofs / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_46990)

high Nessus Plugin ID 359408

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-2026_46990 advisory.

* sssd: sssd: sudo LDAP provider searches entire directory tree for sudoRole objects by default, enabling privilege escalation (CVE-2026-14474)

* sssd: sssd: GPO cache path traversal via unsanitized gPCFileSysPath allows Kerberos authentication bypass (CVE-2026-14476)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* sss_override does not work on AD UPN [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-168363)

* [Addition] Crash in 'sss_client/autofs/sss_autofs.c' [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-168415)

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-2026_46990.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 359408

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2026_46990.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: 5

Percentile: 94.1

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-14474

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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: 7/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-14474, CVE-2026-14476

Detections

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