Summary

Tenable will now provide separate agent plugin databases for RPM-based Linux distributions.

Impact

Historically, the majority of plugins for RPM-based Linux distributions have all been distributed via a single artifact. Starting with Nessus Agent 11.1.0, Tenable will now publish separate artifacts based on the following plugin families:

• Alma Linux Local Security Checks
• CentOS Local Security Checks
• Miracle Linux Local Security Checks
• Oracle Linux Local Security Checks
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Local Security Checks
• Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

As a result, customers will see a reduction in the overall size of the agent database (15-31% reduction at rest, 7-14% downloaded), directly leading to smaller updates and reduced resource consumption during the update process. This improvement will be available to all customers using Agent 11.1.0 or later versions.

Target Release Date

January 13, 2026