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RHEL 10 : rest (RHSA-2026:62222)

🗓️ 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Weak random number generation in PKCE implementation in librest on RHEL 10 (CVE-2026-16615).

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attackerkb
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-16615
22 Jul 202616:12
attackerkb
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CBLMariner
CVE-2026-16615 affecting package rest for versions less than 0.9.0-2
12 Aug 202623:21
cbl_mariner
circl
Circl
CVE-2026-16615
22 Jul 202618:17
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cve
CVE
CVE-2026-16615
22 Jul 202616:12
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cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-16615 Librest: weak random number generation in pkce implementation
22 Jul 202616:12
cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-16615
22 Jul 202616:12
debiancve
oraclelinux
Oracle linux
rest security update
28 Jul 202600:00
oraclelinux
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-47742
22 Jul 202616:12
euvd
mscve
Microsoft CVE
Librest: weak random number generation in pkce implementation
25 Jul 202608:06
mscve
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-16615
22 Jul 202617:16
nvd
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:62222. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
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if (description)
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  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:62222");

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"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in
the RHSA-2026:62222 advisory.

    The rest packages provide a library for access to the RESTful web services.

    Security Fix(es):

    * librest: weak random number generation in PKCE implementation (CVE-2026-16615)

    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.

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
number.");
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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-2026-16615");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(338);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/07/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/01");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rest");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rest-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  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(operator: 'ge', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '10')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 10.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': '10',
    'sp': '0',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/highavailability/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/highavailability/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/rt/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/rt/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/aarch64/rt/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/highavailability/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/highavailability/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap-solutions/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap-solutions/os',
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      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap/debug',
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      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/ppc64le/sap/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/appstream/debug',
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      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/s390x/highavailability/debug',
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      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/nfv/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/nfv/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/nfv/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/rt/debug',
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      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/supplementary/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/supplementary/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/s390x/supplementary/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/appstream/os',
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      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/highavailability/source/SRPMS',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/nfv/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/nfv/os',
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      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/sap/os',
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      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/supplementary/debug',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/supplementary/os',
      'content/eus/rhel10/10.0/x86_64/supplementary/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'rest-0.9.1-11.el10_0.1', 'sp':'0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'rest-devel-0.9.1-11.el10_0.1', 'sp':'0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

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, 'rest / rest-devel');
}

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01 Sep 2026 00:00Current
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Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 3.16.8
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