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RockyLinux 9 : compat-openssl11 (RLSA-2026:80514)
high Nessus Plugin ID 369180
Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:80514 advisory.* openssl: heap buffer overflow in CMS key unwrapping (CVE-2026-63072)
* openssl: compat-openssl: DTLS Retransmits Handshake Messages From a Stale Buffer Offset (CVE-2026-84782)
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 compat-openssl11, compat-openssl11-debuginfo and / or compat-openssl11-debugsource packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2517560
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 369180
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-80514.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 10/21/2026
Updated: 10/21/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.5
Percentile: 96.38
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.5
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-84782
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.2
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:compat-openssl11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:compat-openssl11-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:compat-openssl11
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: 10/13/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-63072, CVE-2026-84782