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RHEL 9 : glibc (RHSA-2026:98512)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 378851

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:98512 advisory.

 The glibc packages provide the standard C libraries (libc), POSIX thread libraries (libpthread), standard math libraries (libm), and the name service cache daemon (nscd) used by multiple programs on the system.
 Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function correctly.

 Security Fix(es):

 * glibc: nscd stack overflow leads to degraded DNS resolution (CVE-2026-89092)

 * glibc: glibc: Privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution via TOCTOU race condition in dynamic loader (CVE-2026-86805)

 * glibc: glibc: Local attacker can cause denial of service and information disclosure via stack-based buffer overflow. (CVE-2026-95818)

 Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

 * glibc: Fix race condition in tst-bz21269 [rhel-9.9.z] (JIRA:RHEL-283707)

 For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:98512

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2531725

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2538209

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2538306

http://www.nessus.org/u?7566c79a

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 378851

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2026-98512.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/11/2026

Updated: 11/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

Percentile: 57.76

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-95818

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-86805

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-all-langpacks, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-benchtests, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-gconv-extra, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-aa, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-af, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-agr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ak, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-am, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-an, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-anp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ar, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-as, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ast, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ayc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-az, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-be, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-bem, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ber, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-bg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-bhb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-bho, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-bi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-bn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-bo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-br, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-brx, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-bs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-byn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ca, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ce, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-chr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ckb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-cmn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-crh, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-cs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-csb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-cv, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-cy, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-da, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-de, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-doi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-dsb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-dv, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-dz, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-el, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-en, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-eo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-es, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-et, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-eu, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-fa, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ff, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-fi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-fil, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-fo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-fr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-fur, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-fy, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ga, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-gd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-gez, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-gl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-gu, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-gv, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ha, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-hak, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-he, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-hi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-hif, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-hne, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-hr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-hsb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ht, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-hu, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-hy, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ia, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-id, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ig, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ik, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-is, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-it, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-iu, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ja, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ka, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-kab, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-kk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-kl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-km, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-kn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ko, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-kok, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ks, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ku, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-kw, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ky, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-lb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-lg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-li, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-lij, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ln, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-lo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-lt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-lv, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-lzh, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mag, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mai, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mfe, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mhr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-miq, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mjw, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ml, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mni, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mnw, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ms, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-mt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-my, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-nan, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-nb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-nds, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ne, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-nhn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-niu, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-nl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-nn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-nr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-nso, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-oc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-om, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-or, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-os, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-pa, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-pap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-pl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ps, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-pt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-quz, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-raj, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ro, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ru, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-rw, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sa, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sah, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-se, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sgs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-shn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-shs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-si, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sid, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-so, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sq, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ss, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-st, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sv, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-sw, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-szl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ta, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-tcy, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-te, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-tg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-th, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-the, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ti, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-tig, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-tk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-tl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-tn, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-to, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-tpi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-tr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-tt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-uk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-unm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ur, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-uz, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-ve, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-vi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-wa, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-wae, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-wal, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-wo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-xh, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-yi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-yo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-yue, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-yuw, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-zh, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-langpack-zu, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-locale-source, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-minimal-langpack, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-nss-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:glibc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libnsl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nscd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss_db, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:nss_hesiod

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-86805, CVE-2026-89092, CVE-2026-95818

CWE: 120, 367

RHSA: 2026:98512