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AlmaLinux 9 : aardvark-dns (ALSA-2025:7094)

high Nessus Plugin ID 241278

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Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:7094 advisory.

 * containers/aardvark-dns: TCP Query Handling Flaw in Aardvark-dns Leading to Denial of Service (CVE-2024-8418)

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 aardvark-dns package.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-7094.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7094

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 241278

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-7094.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: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-8418

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:aardvark-dns, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, 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, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-8418

CWE: 400

RHSA: 2025:7094