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RockyLinux 8 : util-linux (RLSA-2026:96212)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 378119

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:96212 advisory.

 * util-linux: util-linux: heap use-after-free in libblkid nested partition probing (CVE-2026-13595)

 * util-linux: TOCTOU in the mount program via ancestor directory swap on target path (CVE-2026-53613)

 * util-linux: util-linux: Partition metadata compromise via integer overflow in DOS partition parser (CVE-2026-53615)

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 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2494101

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2519646

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2552551

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:96212

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 378119

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-96212.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 11/10/2026

Updated: 11/10/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.52

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.5

Temporal Score: 3.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-13595

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libblkid-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libblkid-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libblkid, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libfdisk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libfdisk-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libfdisk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libmount-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libmount-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libmount, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libsmartcols-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libsmartcols-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libsmartcols, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libuuid-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libuuid-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libuuid, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libmount-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libmount, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:util-linux-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:util-linux-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:util-linux-user-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:util-linux-user, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:uuidd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:uuidd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-13595, CVE-2026-53613, CVE-2026-53615

IAVA: 2026-A-0384