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RockyLinux 8 : python3 (RLSA-2026:99691)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 380996
Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:99691 advisory.* python: python: Arbitrary file write via tarfile extraction filter bypass (CVE-2026-114583)
* python: python: Misinterpretation of HTTP responses via invalid chunk parsing (CVE-2026-103995)
* python: python: Security bypass via null byte truncation in socket.getaddrinfo() (CVE-2026-116566)
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=2559388
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2562522
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 380996
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-99691.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 11/14/2026
Updated: 11/14/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.81
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-116566
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-114583
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Threat Score: 4.6
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-114583
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:platform-python-debug, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:platform-python-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:platform-python, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-tkinter
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: 11/14/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-103995, CVE-2026-114583, CVE-2026-116566
IAVA: 2026-A-1207