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RockyLinux 9 : cockpit-files (RLSA-2026:84595)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 367812
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Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote RockyLinux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:84595 advisory.* cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Arbitrary file ownership change via symlink following in privileged paste (CVE-2026-91202)
* cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Local attacker can hijack file ownership via symlink race (CVE-2026-91205)
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 cockpit-files package.See Also
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2465834
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 367812
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-84595.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: 53.54
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.7
Temporal Score: 4.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-91202
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cockpit-files
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: 9/18/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-91202, CVE-2026-91205