AlmaLinux 8 : mingw-freetype (ALSA-2025:8292)

high Nessus Plugin ID 237497

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-2025:8292 advisory.

* freetype: OOB write when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files (CVE-2025-27363)
* libsoup: Integer overflow in append_param_quoted (CVE-2025-32050)
* libsoup: Heap buffer overflow in sniff_unknown() (CVE-2025-32052)
* libsoup: Heap buffer overflows in sniff_feed_or_html() and skip_insignificant_space() (CVE-2025-32053)
* libsoup: Out of bounds reads in soup_headers_parse_request() (CVE-2025-32906)
* libsoup: Denial of service in server when client requests a large amount of overlapping ranges with Range header (CVE-2025-32907)
* libsoup: NULL Pointer Dereference on libsoup through function sniff_mp4 in soup-content-sniffer.c (CVE-2025-32909)
* libsoup: Null pointer deference on libsoup via /auth/soup-auth-digest.c through soup_auth_digest_authenticate on client when server omits the realm parameter in an Unauthorized response with Digest authentication (CVE-2025-32910)
* libsoup: Double free on soup_message_headers_get_content_disposition() through soup-message- headers.c via params GHashTable value (CVE-2025-32911)
* libsoup: NULL pointer dereference in soup_message_headers_get_content_disposition when filename parameter is present, but has no value in Content-Disposition header (CVE-2025-32913)

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://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-8292.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8292

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237497

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-8292.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 5/29/2025

Updated: 5/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27363

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:mingw32-freetype-static, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:mingw32-freetype, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:mingw64-freetype, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:mingw64-freetype-static, 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, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, 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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/27/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27363, CVE-2025-32050, CVE-2025-32052, CVE-2025-32053, CVE-2025-32906, CVE-2025-32907, CVE-2025-32909, CVE-2025-32910, CVE-2025-32911, CVE-2025-32913

CWE: 1050, 125, 126, 127, 476, 590, 787

RHSA: 2025:8292