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AlmaLinux 8 : python3.11 (ALSA-2025:10026)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 241165

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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-2025:10026 advisory.

 * cpython: Tarfile extracts filtered members when errorlevel=0 (CVE-2025-4435)
 * cpython: Bypass extraction filter to modify file metadata outside extraction directory (CVE-2024-12718)
 * cpython: Extraction filter bypass for linking outside extraction directory (CVE-2025-4330)
 * python: cpython: Arbitrary writes via tarfile realpath overflow (CVE-2025-4517)
 * cpython: python: Bypassing extraction filter to create symlinks to arbitrary targets outside extraction directory (CVE-2025-4138)

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-2025-10026.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10026

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 241165

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-10026.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 7/2/2025

Updated: 7/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.7

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-4517

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Threat Score: 9.1

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:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12718

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-idle, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-debug, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-rpm-macros, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-devel, 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, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3.11-test, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap

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: 7/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-12718, CVE-2025-4138, CVE-2025-4330, CVE-2025-4435, CVE-2025-4517

CWE: 22, 706

RHSA: 2025:10026