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AlmaLinux 8 : LibRaw (ALSA-2026:13284)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 312265

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:13284 advisory.

 * LibRaw: LibRaw: Memory Corruption via Malicious File Processing (CVE-2026-24660)
 * LibRaw: LibRaw: Arbitrary code execution via heap-based buffer overflow in lossless JPEG loading (CVE-2026-21413)
 * LibRaw: LibRaw: Arbitrary code execution via specially crafted image file (CVE-2026-20889)

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 LibRaw and / or LibRaw-devel packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-13284.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13284

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 312265

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-13284.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 5/5/2026

Updated: 5/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-24660

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libraw, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libraw-devel, 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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-20889, CVE-2026-21413, CVE-2026-24660

CWE: 120, 787

RHSA: 2026:13284