AlmaLinux 10 : perl-JSON-XS (ALSA-2025:17119)

high Nessus Plugin ID 269815

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:17119 advisory.

* JSON-XS: integer buffer overflow causing a segfault when parsing crafted JSON (CVE-2025-40928)

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 perl-JSON-XS package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 269815

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-17119.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/9/2025

Updated: 10/9/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-40928

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perl-json-xs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv

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: 9/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-40928

CWE: 122

RHSA: 2025:17119

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