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RockyLinux 9 : glibc (RLSA-2026:98512)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 380262
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-2026:98512 advisory.* 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:Rocky Linux-283707)
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=2531725
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2538209
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 380262
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-98512.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: 4.5
Percentile: 57.76
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:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-all-langpacks, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-benchtests-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-benchtests, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-common-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-common, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-doc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-gconv-extra-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-gconv-extra, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-headers, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-aa, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-af, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-agr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ak, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-am, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-an, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-anp, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ar, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-as, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ast, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ayc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-az, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-be, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-bem, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ber, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-bg, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-bhb, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-bho, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-bi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-bn, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-bo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-br, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-brx, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-bs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-byn, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ca, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ce, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-chr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ckb, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-cmn, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-crh, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-cs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-csb, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-cv, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-cy, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-da, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-de, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-doi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-dsb, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-dv, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-dz, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-el, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-en, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-eo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-es, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-et, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-eu, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-fa, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ff, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-fi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-fil, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-fo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-fr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-fur, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-fy, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ga, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-gd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-gez, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-gl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-gu, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-gv, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ha, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-hak, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-he, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-hi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-hif, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-hne, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-hr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-hsb, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ht, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-hu, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-hy, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ia, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-id, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ig, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ik, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-is, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-it, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-iu, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ja, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ka, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-kab, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-kk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-kl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-km, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-kn, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ko, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-kok, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ks, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ku, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-kw, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ky, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-lb, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-lg, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-li, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-lij, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ln, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-lo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-lt, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-lv, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-lzh, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mag, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mai, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mfe, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mg, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mhr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-miq, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mjw, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ml, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mn, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mni, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mnw, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ms, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-mt, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-my, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-nan, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-nb, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-nds, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ne, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-nhn, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-niu, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-nl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-nn, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-nr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-nso, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-oc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-om, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-or, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-os, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-pa, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-pap, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-pl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ps, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-pt, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-quz, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-raj, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ro, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ru, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-rw, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sa, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sah, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sat, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-se, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sgs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-shn, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-shs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-si, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sid, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sm, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-so, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sq, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ss, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-st, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sv, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-sw, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-szl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ta, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-tcy, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-te, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-tg, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-th, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-the, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ti, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-tig, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-tk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-tl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-tn, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-to, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-tpi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-tr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ts, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-tt, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ug, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-uk, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-unm, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ur, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-uz, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-ve, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-vi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-wa, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-wae, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-wal, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-wo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-xh, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-yi, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-yo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-yue, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-yuw, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-zh, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-langpack-zu, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-locale-source, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-minimal-langpack, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-nss-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-static, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc-utils, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:glibc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnsl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libnsl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nscd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nscd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nss_db-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nss_db, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nss_hesiod-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:nss_hesiod
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: 8/27/2026