Amazon Linux 2 : opensc, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3492 (ALAS-2026-3492)

low Nessus Plugin ID 325562

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of opensc installed on the remote host is prior to 0.19.0-6. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3492 advisory.

A flaw has been found in OpenSC up to 0.26.1. This affects the function test_kpgen_certwrite of the file src/tools/pkcs11-tool.c of the component pkcs11-tool Key Generation Module. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: 814f745b3b6d100295f65f1935edd33d520d33ab. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. (CVE-2026-10275)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'yum update opensc' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3492' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 325562

File Name: al2_ALAS-2026-3492.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/8/2026

Updated: 7/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.52

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-10275

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.3

Threat Score: 0.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:opensc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:opensc-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-10275

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