Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: nodejs-nodemon / nodejs-packaging / nodejs-packaging-bundler Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_73838)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 359537

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_73838 advisory.

* undici: undici: Authentication bypass via cross-origin cache poisoning due to missing origin isolation (CVE-2026-85152)

* undici: undici: TLS certificate validation bypass in BalancedPool via dropped connect options (CVE-2026-84961)

* undici: undici: Denial of Service via unrequested WebSocket subprotocol (CVE-2026-19534)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* nodejs:24/nodejs: Rebase to the latest Node.js 24 release [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-249189)

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_73838.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 359537

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crlsa-2026_73838.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: 4.3

Percentile: 53.48

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-84961

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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: 9/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-19534, CVE-2026-84961, CVE-2026-85152

Detections

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