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CentOS Linux 8 [TuxCare] Security Update: gnupg2 / gnupg2-smime (CENTOS-STREAM8:CLSA-2026:1769162862)
high Nessus Plugin ID 351758
Synopsis
The CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare CENTOS- STREAM8:CLSA-2026:1769162862 advisory.- In GnuPG before 2.4.9, armor_filter in g10/armor.c has two increments of an index variable where one is intended, leading to an out-of-bounds write for crafted input. (For ExtendedLTS, 2.2.51 and later are fixed versions.) (CVE-2025-68973)
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 based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory CENTOS-STREAM8:CLSA-2026:1769162862.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 351758
File Name: tuxcare_centos_8_CLSA-2026-1769162862.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 9/30/2026
Updated: 9/30/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 58.01
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6
Temporal Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-68973
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/28/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-68973
CLSA: 2026:1769162862