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AlmaLinux 8 : git (ALSA-2025:8414)

high Nessus Plugin ID 237721

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Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:8414 advisory.

 * git: The sideband payload is passed unfiltered to the terminal in git (CVE-2024-52005)

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 packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-8414.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8414

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 237721

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-8414.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/3/2025

Updated: 6/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-52005

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Threat Score: 4.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git-subtree, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git-core-doc, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git-instaweb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git-svn, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git-email, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git-core, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git-gui, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perl-git-svn, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git-all, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:gitk, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perl-git, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:gitweb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git-credential-libsecret

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: 6/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-52005

CWE: 116, 150

RHSA: 2025:8414