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AlmaLinux 10 : opentelemetry-collector (ALSA-2025:23664)

high Nessus Plugin ID 279644

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-2025:23664 advisory.

 * github.com/expr-lang/expr: Expr: Denial of Service via uncontrolled recursion in expression evaluation (CVE-2025-68156)

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 opentelemetry-collector package.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2025-23664.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23664

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 279644

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-23664.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: 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-2025-68156

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::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:opentelemetry-collector, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime

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: 12/18/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-68156

CWE: 770

RHSA: 2025:23664