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Rocky Linux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: libX11 / libX11-common / libX11-devel / libX11-xcb (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1793110850)

high Nessus Plugin ID 373440

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-2026:1793110850 advisory.

 - A malicious X server could exploit a buffer overflow in libX11 before 1.8.14 during handling of XkbGetMap overflowing the key_sym_map. (CVE-2026-88806)

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-2026:1793110850.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1793110850

http://www.nessus.org/u?592af01b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 373440

File Name: tuxcare_rocky_linux_9.6_CLSA-2026-1793110850.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/28/2026

Updated: 10/28/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.57

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-88806

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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: 10/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-88806

CLSA: 2026:1793110850