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RockyLinux 9 : util-linux (RLSA-2026:97522)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 380171

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:97522 advisory.

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

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

 Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

 * agetty: fix stdin conversion to tty name (JIRA:Rocky Linux-153737)

 * util-linux: script command fails to register pseudo-terminal (pts) , breaking 'who' command output (JIRA:Rocky Linux-192480)

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://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:97522

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 380171

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-97522.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: 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:9, 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-core-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:util-linux-core, 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/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: 6/16/2026

Reference Information

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

IAVA: 2026-A-0384