AlmaLinux 9 : nginx (ALSA-2025:7402)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 237011

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:7402 advisory.

* nginx: Memory corruption in the ngx_http_mp4_module (CVE-2022-41741)
* nginx: Memory disclosure in the ngx_http_mp4_module (CVE-2022-41742)
* nginx: specially crafted MP4 file may cause denial of service (CVE-2024-7347)

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-2025:7402

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-7402.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 237011

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-7402.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 5/21/2025

Updated: 5/21/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41741

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 7.4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41742

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-http-image-filter, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-filesystem, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-stream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-http-perl, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-mail, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-all-modules, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx-core, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:nginx, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos

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: 5/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41741, CVE-2022-41742, CVE-2024-7347

CWE: 126, 787

RHSA: 2025:7402