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AlmaLinux 8 : go-toolset:rhel8 (ALSA-2026:38995)
high Nessus Plugin ID 326842
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-2026:38995 advisory.* golang.org/x/net/idna: golang: golang.org/x/net/idna: Privilege escalation via incorrect Punycode label processing (CVE-2026-39821)
* crypto/x509: golang: golang crypto/x509: Denial of Service via excessive processing of DNS SAN entries (CVE-2026-27145)
* os: golang: Go os.Root: Symlink following vulnerability allows directory traversal (CVE-2026-39822)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* Update Go to version 1.26.5+1 [almalinux-8.10.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-193478)
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: 326842
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-38995.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 7/14/2026
Updated: 7/14/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.6
Percentile: 98.47
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-39821
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.2
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-tests, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-docs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-misc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-src, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-bin, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:go-toolset, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:golang-race, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:delve
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: 7/13/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2026