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Rocky Linux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: espeak-ng / espeak-ng-devel / espeak-ng-doc / espeak-ng-vim (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1788372484)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 362264

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1788372484 advisory.

 - Espeak-ng 1.52-dev was discovered to contain a Floating Point Exception via the function PeaksToHarmspect at wavegen.c. (CVE-2023-49994)

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 ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1788372484.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1788372484

http://www.nessus.org/u?45c73ee9

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 362264

File Name: tuxcare_rocky_linux_9.6_CLSA-2026-1788372484.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-49994

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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:P/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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-49994

CLSA: 2026:1788372484