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AlmaLinux 10 : openssl (ALSA-2026:1472)
high Nessus Plugin ID 297055
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:1472 advisory.* openssl: OpenSSL: Arbitrary code execution or denial of service through crafted PKCS#12 file (CVE-2025-11187)
* openssl: OpenSSL: Remote code execution or Denial of Service via oversized Initialization Vector in CMS parsing (CVE-2025-15467)
* openssl: OpenSSL: Denial of Service via NULL pointer dereference in QUIC protocol handling (CVE-2025-15468)
* openssl: OpenSSL: Data integrity bypass in `openssl dgst` command due to silent truncation (CVE-2025-15469)
* openssl: OpenSSL: Denial of Service due to excessive memory allocation in TLS 1.3 certificate compression (CVE-2025-66199)
* openssl: OpenSSL: Denial of Service due to out-of-bounds write in BIO filter (CVE-2025-68160)
* openssl: OpenSSL: Information disclosure and data tampering via specific low-level OCB encryption/decryption calls (CVE-2025-69418)
* openssl: OpenSSL: Arbitrary code execution due to out-of-bounds write in PKCS#12 processing (CVE-2025-69419)
* openssl: OpenSSL: Denial of Service via malformed PKCS#12 file processing (CVE-2025-69421)
* openssl: OpenSSL: Denial of Service via malformed TimeStamp Response (CVE-2025-69420)
* openssl: OpenSSL: Denial of Service due to type confusion in PKCS#12 file processing (CVE-2026-22795)
* openssl: OpenSSL: Denial of Service via type confusion in PKCS#7 signature verification (CVE-2026-22796)
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: High
ID: 297055
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-1472.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 1/28/2026
Updated: 1/28/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-15467
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-69420
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssl-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssl-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:openssl, 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:openssl-perl, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime
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: 1/28/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/27/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-11187, CVE-2025-15467, CVE-2025-15468, CVE-2025-15469, CVE-2025-66199, CVE-2025-68160, CVE-2025-69418, CVE-2025-69419, CVE-2025-69420, CVE-2025-69421, CVE-2026-22795, CVE-2026-22796