Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: platform-python / platform-python-debug / platform-python-devel / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_99691)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 381489

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-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 CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2026_99691.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:99691

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2559388

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2562522

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2563615

https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2026:99691

http://www.nessus.org/u?3f461241

http://www.nessus.org/u?53fab5de

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 381489

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2026_99691.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 11/15/2026

Updated: 11/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.85

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

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

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

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