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AlmaLinux 9 : python3.9 (ALSA-2025:23342)
low Nessus Plugin ID 279620
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Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:23342 advisory.* python: Invalid value for OpenSSL API may cause Buffer over-read when NPN is used (CVE-2024-5642)
* cpython: Python HTMLParser quadratic complexity (CVE-2025-6069)
* cpython: python: Python zipfile End of Central Directory (EOCD) Locator record offset not checked (CVE-2025-8291)
* python: Quadratic complexity in os.path.expandvars() with user-controlled template (CVE-2025-6075)
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 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 279620
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-23342.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 12/23/2025
Updated: 12/23/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 4.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-5642
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 1.8
Threat Score: 0.2
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6075
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python-unversioned-command, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-debug, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-tkinter, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos
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: 12/16/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-5642, CVE-2025-6069, CVE-2025-6075, CVE-2025-8291