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AlmaLinux 8 : container-tools:4.0 (ALSA-2023:6938)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 241160
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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-2023:6938 advisory.* go-yaml: Improve heuristics preventing CPU/memory abuse by parsing malicious or large YAML documents (CVE-2022-3064)
* golang: html/template: improper handling of JavaScript whitespace (CVE-2023-24540)
* net/http, golang.org/x/net/http2: avoid quadratic complexity in HPACK decoding (CVE-2022-41723)
* golang: crypto/tls: large handshake records may cause panics (CVE-2022-41724)
* golang: net/http, mime/multipart: denial of service from excessive resource consumption (CVE-2022-41725)
* golang.org/x/net/html: Cross site scripting (CVE-2023-3978)
* golang: net/http, net/textproto: denial of service from excessive memory allocation (CVE-2023-24534)
* golang: net/http, net/textproto, mime/multipart: denial of service from excessive resource consumption (CVE-2023-24536)
* golang: go/parser: Infinite loop in parsing (CVE-2023-24537)
* golang: html/template: backticks not treated as string delimiters (CVE-2023-24538)
* golang: html/template: improper sanitization of CSS values (CVE-2023-24539)
* runc: Rootless runc makes `/sys/fs/cgroup` writable (CVE-2023-25809)
* runc: volume mount race condition (regression of CVE-2019-19921) (CVE-2023-27561)
* runc: AppArmor can be bypassed when `/proc` inside the container is symlinked with a specific mount configuration (CVE-2023-28642)
* golang: html/template: improper handling of empty HTML attributes (CVE-2023-29400)
* golang: net/http: insufficient sanitization of Host header (CVE-2023-29406)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 241160
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2023-6938.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 7/2/2025
Updated: 7/2/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-24540
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:podman-docker, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:podman-gvproxy, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:fuse-overlayfs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:crit, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:cockpit-podman, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:podman-remote, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:criu-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-criu, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:containernetworking-plugins, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:buildah-tests, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:podman-plugins, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:podman-catatonit, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:buildah, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:containers-common, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:oci-seccomp-bpf-hook, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:skopeo-tests, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:criu, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:skopeo, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:conmon, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:podman, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-podman, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libslirp, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:runc, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:crun, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:udica, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:criu-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:container-selinux, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:aardvark-dns, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libslirp-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:slirp4netns, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:netavark, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:podman-tests, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:toolbox, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:toolbox-tests
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: 11/14/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/27/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-3064, CVE-2022-41723, CVE-2022-41724, CVE-2022-41725, CVE-2023-24534, CVE-2023-24536, CVE-2023-24537, CVE-2023-24538, CVE-2023-24539, CVE-2023-24540, CVE-2023-25809, CVE-2023-27561, CVE-2023-28642, CVE-2023-29400, CVE-2023-29406, CVE-2023-3978