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AlmaLinux 8 : compat-openssl10 (ALSA-2025:7895)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 236979
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:7895 advisory.* openssl: X.400 address type confusion in X.509 GeneralName (CVE-2023-0286)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected compat-openssl10 package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 236979
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-7895.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 5/20/2025
Updated: 5/20/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0286
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.4
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.3
Threat Score: 8.1
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:compat-openssl10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary
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: 5/19/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-0286