RockyLinux 9 : cockpit-machines (RLSA-2026:97539)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 380068

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:97539 advisory.

* lodash: lodash: Arbitrary code execution via untrusted input in template imports (CVE-2026-4800)

* lodash: Lodash: Prototype pollution allows deletion of built-in prototype properties via array path bypass (CVE-2026-2950)

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 cockpit-machines package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453496

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453499

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:97539

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 380068

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-97539.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: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.51

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-4800

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:cockpit-machines

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/31/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-2950, CVE-2026-4800