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AlmaLinux 10 : python3.12 (ALSA-2025:23940)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 279618

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Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:23940 advisory.

 * cpython: python: Python zipfile End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset not checked (CVE-2025-8291)

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 packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2025-23940.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23940

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 279618

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-23940.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/23/2025

Updated: 12/23/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-8291

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python-unversioned-command, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-debug, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-libs

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: 12/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-8291

CWE: 130

RHSA: 2025:23940