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AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: python3.11 / python3.11-debug / python3.11-devel / python3.11-idle / etc (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1793357369)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 374201

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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-2026:1793357369 advisory.

 - Python has added a denylist for known compromised certificates to the ssl module to ensure user safety even without certificate revocation configured. Known compromised certificates will automatically be rejected regardless of the SSLContext policy configuration. (CVE-2026-115557)

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-2026:1793357369.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1793357369

http://www.nessus.org/u?8c68a2fa

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 374201

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.6_CLSA-2026-1793357369.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/30/2026

Updated: 10/30/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 92.83

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-115557

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.4

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

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: 10/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/24/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-115557

CLSA: 2026:1793357369