Oracle Linux 9 : openssl (ELSA-2026-500440)
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-500440.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(369499);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/21");
script_cve_id("CVE-2026-84782");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-1072");
script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 9 : openssl (ELSA-2026-500440)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
ELSA-2026-500440 advisory.
- Fixed DTLS Retransmits Handshake Messages From a Stale Buffer Offset (CVE-2026-84782)
Resolves: RHEL-264479
- Patch asn1_d2i_read_bio to read headers without blocking
Resolves: RHEL-178642
Fix CVE-2026-7383, CVE-2026-9076, CVE-2026-34180, CVE-2026-34181,
CVE-2026-34183, CVE-2026-42764, CVE-2026-42766, CVE-2026-42767, CVE-2026-42768,
CVE-2026-42769, CVE-2026-42770, CVE-2026-45445, CVE-2026-45446, CVE-2026-45447,
CVE-2026-34182.
Resolves: RHEL-179274
Resolves: RHEL-179287
Resolves: RHEL-179539
Resolves: RHEL-179544
Resolves: RHEL-179547
Resolves: RHEL-179552
Resolves: RHEL-179556
Resolves: RHEL-179633
Resolves: RHEL-179661
Resolves: RHEL-179678
Resolves: RHEL-179684
Resolves: RHEL-179688
Resolves: RHEL-179691
Resolves: RHEL-179696
Resolves: RHEL-179699
- Fix CVE-2026-28390
Resolves: RHEL-165870
- Fix CVE-2026-31790
Resolves: RHEL-161586
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-500440.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-84782");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/09/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/19");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/21");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-libs");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-perl");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Oracle Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/local_checks_enabled");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:os_product)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Oracle Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^9([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Oracle Linux 9.x', 'Oracle Linux ' + os_version);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Oracle Linux', cpu);
var constraints = [
{
'release': '9',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'openssl-3.5.8-2.0.1.ksplice1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'ksplice1.el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
{'reference':'openssl-devel-3.5.8-2.0.1.ksplice1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'ksplice1.el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
{'reference':'openssl-libs-3.5.8-2.0.1.ksplice1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'ksplice1.el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
{'reference':'openssl-perl-3.5.8-2.0.1.ksplice1.el9_8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'ksplice1.el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
{'reference':'openssl-devel-3.5.8-2.0.1.ksplice1.el9_8', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'ksplice1.el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
{'reference':'openssl-libs-3.5.8-2.0.1.ksplice1.el9_8', 'cpu':'i686', 'el_string':'ksplice1.el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
{'reference':'openssl-3.5.8-2.0.1.ksplice1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'ksplice1.el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
{'reference':'openssl-devel-3.5.8-2.0.1.ksplice1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'ksplice1.el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
{'reference':'openssl-libs-3.5.8-2.0.1.ksplice1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'ksplice1.el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
{'reference':'openssl-perl-3.5.8-2.0.1.ksplice1.el9_8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'ksplice1.el9_8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'}
]
}
];
var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');
var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
# Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
}
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
}
foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
reference = NULL;
sp = NULL;
_cpu = NULL;
el_string = NULL;
rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
epoch = NULL;
allowmaj = NULL;
exists_check = NULL;
cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
(!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'openssl / openssl-devel / openssl-libs / etc');
}
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21 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 3.17.5 - 9.1
EPSS0.04002
SSVC