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Rocky Linux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: pcre2 / pcre2-devel / pcre2-static / pcre2-syntax / pcre2-tools / etc (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1791473629)

high Nessus Plugin ID 365097

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-2026:1791473629 advisory.

 - PCRE2 before 10.49, when there is an attacker-controlled regular expression and certain JIT API usage, allows an out-of-bounds write with arbitrary data. (CVE-2026-103111)

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-2026:1791473629.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1791473629

http://www.nessus.org/u?ebdac86b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 365097

File Name: tuxcare_rocky_linux_9.6_CLSA-2026-1791473629.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/12/2026

Updated: 10/12/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.9

Percentile: 52.43

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-103111

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

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: 10/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/30/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-103111

CLSA: 2026:1791473629