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AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: postgresql / postgresql-contrib / postgresql-docs / etc (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1792746510)

low Nessus Plugin ID 371205

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Synopsis

The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1792746510 advisory.

 - Untrusted search path in PostgreSQL amcheck allows a grantee of amcheck function EXECUTE privilege to execute arbitrary functions as the owners of expression indexes that depend on the search path, via setting a hostile search path before calling the amcheck function. Within major versions 18, 16, 15, and 14, minor versions before PostgreSQL 18.6, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 are affected. PostgreSQL 17 is unaffected. (CVE-2026-14673)

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-2026:1792746510.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1792746510

http://www.nessus.org/u?6a739c21

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 371205

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.6_CLSA-2026-1792746510.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/23/2026

Updated: 10/23/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.96

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-14673

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 3.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-14673

CLSA: 2026:1792746510