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AlmaLinux 8 : nodejs:22 (ALSA-2025:4459)

high Nessus Plugin ID 235603

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:4459 advisory.

 * c-ares: c-ares has a use-after-free in read_answers() (CVE-2025-31498)
 * SQLite: integer overflow in SQLite (CVE-2025-3277)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:4459

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-4459.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235603

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-4459.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 5/8/2025

Updated: 5/8/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-3277

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-31498

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-packaging, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-docs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-full-i18n, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-nodemon, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:npm, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nodejs-packaging-bundler, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:v8-12.4-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-31498, CVE-2025-3277

CWE: 122, 416

RHSA: 2025:4459