Rocky Linux 10.2 [CIQ] Security Update: cockpit-files Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_95570)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 377511

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 10.2 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_95570 advisory.

* cockpit-files: cockpit-files: Arbitrary file ownership and permission modification via symlink race condition (CVE-2026-91203)

* 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 CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2026_95570.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95570

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2465632

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2465834

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466442

https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2026:95570

http://www.nessus.org/u?2ab0ac4d

http://www.nessus.org/u?abdeb49b

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 377511

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_10_2_crlsa-2026_95570.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 11/7/2026

Updated: 11/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.42

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-91202, CVE-2026-91203, CVE-2026-91205