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RockyLinux 10 : python3.14-urllib3 (RLSA-2026:84578)

high Nessus Plugin ID 367808

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:84578 advisory.

 * urllib3: urllib3: Denial of Service via unbounded memory allocation in chunk parser (CVE-2026-97689)

 * urllib3: urllib3: Traffic interception via HTTPS proxy TLS configuration override (CVE-2026-97687)

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

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 python3.14-urllib3 package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2543245

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2543255

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:84578

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 367808

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-84578.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/20/2026

Updated: 10/20/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.49

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-97687

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.9

Threat Score: 6.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-97689

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3.14-urllib3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-97687, CVE-2026-97689