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CentOS Linux 6 [TuxCare] Security Update: php / php-bcmath / php-cli / php-common / php-dba / php-devel / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (CENTOS6:CLSA-2026:1787229717)

high Nessus Plugin ID 359568

Synopsis

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

Description

The CentOS Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare CENTOS6:CLSA-2026:1787229717 advisory.

 - Circular symbolic links in phar archives could lead to unbounded recursion, exhausting the C stack and crashing the PHP process, in PHP versions from 8.2.* before 8.2.33, from 8.3.* before 8.3.33, from 8.4.* before 8.4.24, and from 8.5.* before 8.5.9. (CVE-2026-7260)

 - NOTE: Fixed by: https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b590f0380fda26ed180874a0255f0be078434315 (php-8.4.24)DEBIANBUG: [1143152] (CVE-2026-9672) (CVE-2026-9672)

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 TuxCare advisory CENTOS6:CLSA-2026:1787229717.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1787229717

http://www.nessus.org/u?7bf32297

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 359568

File Name: tuxcare_centos_6_CLSA-2026-1787229717.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.62

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-7260

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Threat Score: 5.4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-7260, CVE-2026-9672

CLSA: 2026:1787229717