RHEL 8 / 9 : Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Product Security and Bug Fix Update (Important) (RHSA-2026:4460)

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:4460. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
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  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/03/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-61726");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:4460");

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"The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 / 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced
in the RHSA-2026:4460 advisory.

    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform provides an enterprise framework for building, deploying and managing
    IT automation at scale. IT Managers can provide top-down guidelines on how automation is applied to
    individual teams, while automation developers retain the freedom to write tasks that leverage existing
    knowledge without the overhead. Ansible Automation Platform makes it possible for users across an
    organization to share, vet, and manage automation content by means of a simple, powerful, and agentless
    language.

    Security Fix(es):

    * receptor: Memory exhaustion in query parameter parsing in net/url (CVE-2025-61726)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
    other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Updates and fixes included:

    * Python has been updated to 3.12 (AAP-56013)

    IMPORTANT: All users must download the latest version of the installer. Attempting to install or upgrade
    with a previous version of the installer could result in failure.

    Additional changes:
    * ansible-core has been updated to 2.16.16
    * ansible-rulebook has been updated to 1.0.9
    * automation-controller has been updated to 4.5.31
    * automation-eda-controller has been updated to 1.0.9
    * automation-hub has been updated to 4.9.6
    * ansible-automation-platform-installer and installer setup have been updated to 2.4-15
    * All python3.11- prefixed rpms are replaced with python3.12- prefixed rpms

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
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  # https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_ansible_automation_platform/2.4#Installation%20and%20upgrade
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4460");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
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  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-61726");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(770);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/01/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/03/12");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat 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_info.nasl", "redhat_repos.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.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) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release_list(operator: 'ge', os_version: os_version, rhel_versions: ['8','9'])) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 8.x / 9.x', 'Red Hat ' + 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$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '8',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/aarch64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/aarch64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/aarch64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/aarch64/ansible-developer/1.1/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/aarch64/ansible-developer/1.1/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/aarch64/ansible-developer/1.1/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/aarch64/ansible-inside/1.2/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/aarch64/ansible-inside/1.2/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/aarch64/ansible-inside/1.2/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/ppc64le/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/ppc64le/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/ppc64le/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/ppc64le/ansible-developer/1.1/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/ppc64le/ansible-developer/1.1/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/ppc64le/ansible-developer/1.1/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/ppc64le/ansible-inside/1.2/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/ppc64le/ansible-inside/1.2/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/ppc64le/ansible-inside/1.2/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/s390x/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/s390x/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/s390x/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/s390x/ansible-developer/1.1/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/s390x/ansible-developer/1.1/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/s390x/ansible-developer/1.1/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/s390x/ansible-inside/1.2/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/s390x/ansible-inside/1.2/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/s390x/ansible-inside/1.2/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/x86_64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/x86_64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/x86_64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/x86_64/ansible-developer/1.1/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/x86_64/ansible-developer/1.1/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/x86_64/ansible-developer/1.1/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/x86_64/ansible-inside/1.2/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/x86_64/ansible-inside/1.2/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel8/x86_64/ansible-inside/1.2/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'receptor-1.6.3-4.el8ap', 'el_string':'el8ap', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'automation-hub-2.4'}
    ]
  },
  {
    'release': '9',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/aarch64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/aarch64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/aarch64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/aarch64/ansible-developer/1.1/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/aarch64/ansible-developer/1.1/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/aarch64/ansible-developer/1.1/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/aarch64/ansible-inside/1.2/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/aarch64/ansible-inside/1.2/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/aarch64/ansible-inside/1.2/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/ppc64le/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/ppc64le/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/ppc64le/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/ppc64le/ansible-developer/1.1/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/ppc64le/ansible-developer/1.1/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/ppc64le/ansible-developer/1.1/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/ppc64le/ansible-inside/1.2/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/ppc64le/ansible-inside/1.2/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/ppc64le/ansible-inside/1.2/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/s390x/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/s390x/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/s390x/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/s390x/ansible-developer/1.1/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/s390x/ansible-developer/1.1/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/s390x/ansible-developer/1.1/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/s390x/ansible-inside/1.2/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/s390x/ansible-inside/1.2/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/s390x/ansible-inside/1.2/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/x86_64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/x86_64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/x86_64/ansible-automation-platform/2.4/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/x86_64/ansible-developer/1.1/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/x86_64/ansible-developer/1.1/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/x86_64/ansible-developer/1.1/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/x86_64/ansible-inside/1.2/debug',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/x86_64/ansible-inside/1.2/os',
      'content/dist/layered/rhel9/x86_64/ansible-inside/1.2/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'receptor-1.6.3-4.el9ap', 'el_string':'el9ap', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'exists_check':'automation-hub-2.4'}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

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 repo_relative_urls;
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;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  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 &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!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)
{
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'receptor');
}