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RHEL 8 : osbuild-composer (RHSA-2026:68504)

🗓️ 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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 nessus
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Multiple golang vulnerabilities in RHEL 8 osbuild-composer, including privilege escalation and DoS.

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##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:68504. 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:"2026/09/17");

  script_cve_id(
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    "CVE-2024-45336",
    "CVE-2025-22866",
    "CVE-2025-68121",
    "CVE-2026-32280",
    "CVE-2026-32281",
    "CVE-2026-32282",
    "CVE-2026-32283",
    "CVE-2026-33810",
    "CVE-2026-33818",
    "CVE-2026-39820",
    "CVE-2026-39821",
    "CVE-2026-42499",
    "CVE-2026-42504",
    "CVE-2026-56853",
    "CVE-2026-56858",
    "CVE-2026-56859",
    "CVE-2026-56860",
    "CVE-2026-56862"
  );
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:68504");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 8 : osbuild-composer (RHSA-2026:68504)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for osbuild-composer.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2026:68504 advisory.

    A service for building customized OS artifacts, such as VM images and OSTree commits, that uses osbuild
    under the hood. Besides building images for local usage, it can also upload images directly to cloud.  It
    is compatible with composer-cli and cockpit-composer clients.

    Security Fix(es):

    * golang-fips: Golang FIPS zeroed buffer (CVE-2024-9355)

    * golang: net/http: net/http: sensitive headers incorrectly sent after cross-domain redirect
    (CVE-2024-45336)

    * crypto/internal/nistec: golang: Timing sidechannel for P-256 on ppc64le in crypto/internal/nistec
    (CVE-2025-22866)

    * crypto/tls: crypto/tls: Incorrect certificate validation during TLS session resumption (CVE-2025-68121)

    * crypto/x509: golang: Go crypto/x509: Denial of Service via inefficient certificate chain validation
    (CVE-2026-32281)

    * crypto/x509: golang: Go crypto/x509: Certificate validation bypass due to incorrect DNS constraint
    application (CVE-2026-33810)

    * golang: internal/syscall/unix: Root.Chmod can follow symlinks out of the root (CVE-2026-32282)

    * crypto/tls: golang: Go crypto/tls: Denial of Service via multiple TLS 1.3 key update messages
    (CVE-2026-32283)

    * crypto/x509: crypto/tls: golang: Go: Denial of Service vulnerability in certificate chain building
    (CVE-2026-32280)

    * net/mail: golang: net/mail: Denial of Service via pathological email address parsing (CVE-2026-42499)

    * net/mail: golang: Go net/mail: Denial of Service via crafted email inputs (CVE-2026-39820)

    * golang.org/x/net/idna: golang: net/http: golang.org/x/net/idna: Privilege escalation via incorrect
    Punycode label processing (CVE-2026-39821)

    * mime: golang: Golang MIME: Denial of Service via maliciously-crafted MIME header (CVE-2026-42504)

    * encoding/asn1: golang: Go encoding/asn1: Denial of Service via excessive recursion in Unmarshal
    (CVE-2026-33818)

    * net/url: golang: golang net/url: Denial of Service from quadratic complexity in path resolution
    (CVE-2026-56860)

    * net/http: golang: Go net/http: Unencrypted HTTP/2 connections vulnerable to Denial of Service
    (CVE-2026-56853)

    * html/template: golang: Go html/template: Cross-Site Scripting via pathological input (CVE-2026-56858)

    * crypto/tls: golang: Golang crypto/tls: Denial of Service via indefinite KeyUpdate messages
    (CVE-2026-56862)

    * encoding/xml: golang: Go: Denial of Service via XML decoding recursion depth issue (CVE-2026-56859)

    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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2315719");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2341751");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2344219");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2437111");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2456333");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2456335");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2456336");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2456338");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2456339");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467809");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467820");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480756");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484204");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515815");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515820");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515827");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515838");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515840");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?81c9a061");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68504");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL osbuild-composer package based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:68504.");
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  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-68121");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(79, 200, 367, 457, 606, 764, 770, 776, 1046, 1050, 1289);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/10/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/17");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:osbuild-composer");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:osbuild-composer-core");
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  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: 'eq', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '8.8')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 8.8', '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',
    'sp': '8',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/extended-eus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/tus/rhel8/8.8/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'osbuild-composer-75-10.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'osbuild-composer-75-10.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'osbuild-composer-core-75-10.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'osbuild-composer-core-75-10.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'osbuild-composer-dnf-json-75-10.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'osbuild-composer-dnf-json-75-10.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'osbuild-composer-worker-75-10.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
      {'reference':'osbuild-composer-worker-75-10.el8_8', 'sp':'8', 'cpu':'x86_64', '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 subscription_caveat = '\n' +
    'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
    'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
    'Telco Extended Update Support or Update Services for SAP Solutions repositories.\n' +
    'Access to these repositories requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = subscription_caveat + 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, 'osbuild-composer / osbuild-composer-core / etc');
}

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17 Sep 2026 00:00Current
CVSS 3.19.1 - 10
EPSS0.00798
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