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AlmaLinux 8 : lz4 (ALSA-2025:11035)

high Nessus Plugin ID 243303

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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-2025:11035 advisory.

 * lz4: heap-based buffer overflow in LZ4_write32 (CVE-2019-17543)

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 lz4, lz4-devel and / or lz4-libs packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-11035.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11035

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 243303

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-11035.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 8/2/2025

Updated: 8/2/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17543

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:lz4-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:lz4-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:lz4

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: 7/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17543

CWE: 122

RHSA: 2025:11035