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RockyLinux 9 : python-jwcrypto (RLSA-2026:97858)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 380050
Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote RockyLinux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:97858 advisory.* jwcrypto: jwcrypto: denial of service via O(n^2) duplicate check on unbounded JWK key_ops array (CVE-2026-92091)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.
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 python3-jwcrypto package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 380050
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-97858.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 11/13/2026
Updated: 11/13/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.82
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-92091
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-jwcrypto
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-92091