AlmaLinux 9 : .NET 10.0 (ALSA-2026:21297)

high Nessus Plugin ID 318316

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:21297 advisory.

* dotnet: .NET: infinite loop allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (CVE-2026-42899)

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 packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-21297.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21297

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 318316

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-21297.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 6/3/2026

Updated: 6/3/2026

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-2026-42899

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: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-templates-10.0, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:aspnetcore-targeting-pack-10.0, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-sdk-10.0, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-sdk-10.0-source-built-artifacts, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-sdk-dbg-10.0, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-apphost-pack-10.0, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:aspnetcore-runtime-10.0, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-runtime-10.0, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-host, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-runtime-dbg-10.0, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-targeting-pack-10.0, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-sdk-aot-10.0, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:dotnet-hostfxr-10.0, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:aspnetcore-runtime-dbg-10.0, 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: 5/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42899

CWE: 835

IAVA: 2026-A-0460

RHSA: 2026:21297