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CentOS Linux 8.5 [TuxCare] Security Update: nginx / nginx-all-modules / nginx-filesystem / etc (CENTOS8.5:CLSA-2026:1782979036)

high Nessus Plugin ID 360896

Synopsis

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

Description

The CentOS Linux 8.5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare CENTOS8.5:CLSA-2026:1782979036 advisory.

 - A vulnerability exists in NGINX OSS and NGINX Plus when configured to proxy to upstream Transport Layer Security (TLS) servers. An attacker with a man-in-the-middle (MITM) position on the upstream server sidealong with conditions beyond the attacker's controlmay be able to inject plain text data into the response from an upstream proxied server. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated. (CVE-2026-1642)

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 TuxCare advisory CENTOS8.5:CLSA-2026:1782979036.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1782979036

http://www.nessus.org/u?7f015ccf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 360896

File Name: tuxcare_centos_8.5_CLSA-2026-1782979036.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: 23.75

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-1642

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Threat Score: 4.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

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: 7/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-1642

CLSA: 2026:1782979036