Oracle Linux 10 : mod_auth_openidc (ELSA-2026-75581)

high Nessus Plugin ID 362985

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-75581 advisory.

- Fix CVE-2026-54789: out-of-bounds read/write in state cookie parsing

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

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 mod_auth_openidc package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-75581.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 362985

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-75581.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/5/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.61

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-54789

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_auth_openidc

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-54789