AlmaLinux 9 : git-lfs (ALSA-2025:7256)

high Nessus Plugin ID 241275

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:7256 advisory.

* golang: crypto/tls: panic when processing post-handshake message on QUIC connections (CVE-2023-39321)
* golang: crypto/tls: lack of a limit on buffered post-handshake (CVE-2023-39322)
* golang: net: malformed DNS message can cause infinite loop (CVE-2024-24788)
* golang: net/netip: Unexpected behavior from Is methods for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses (CVE-2024-24790)
* net/[http:](http:) Denial of service due to improper 100-continue handling in net/http (CVE-2024-24791)
* golang-fips: Golang FIPS zeroed buffer (CVE-2024-9355)

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 git-lfs package.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-7256.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7256

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 241275

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-7256.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 7/3/2025

Updated: 7/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-24790

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Threat Score: 5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9355

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:git-lfs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb

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: 9/7/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39321, CVE-2023-39322, CVE-2024-24788, CVE-2024-24790, CVE-2024-24791, CVE-2024-9355

CWE: 115, 20, 457, 770, 835

IAVB: 2023-B-0068-S, 2024-B-0052-S, 2024-B-0071-S

RHSA: 2025:7256