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AlmaLinux 8 : gnupg2 (ALSA-2026:0728)
high Nessus Plugin ID 288865
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-2026:0728 advisory.* GnuPG: GnuPG: Information disclosure and potential arbitrary code execution via out-of-bounds write (CVE-2025-68973)
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 gnupg2 and / or gnupg2-smime packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 288865
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-0728.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 1/16/2026
Updated: 1/16/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-68973
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:gnupg2-smime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:gnupg2, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/28/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-68973