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AlmaLinux 10 : perl-XML-LibXML (ALSA-2026:39547)

high Nessus Plugin ID 328796

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:39547 advisory.

 * perl-XML-LibXML: XML::LibXML: Denial of Service via truncated UTF-8 in XML node names (CVE-2026-8177)

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 perl-XML-LibXML package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39547

https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-39547.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 328796

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-39547.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 7/21/2026

Updated: 7/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.7

Percentile: 96.44

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-8177

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: cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:perl-xml-libxml

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: 7/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-8177

CWE: 125

RHSA: 2026:39547