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AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: gnupg2 / gnupg2-smime (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1774612633)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 359671

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Synopsis

The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1774612633 advisory.

 - In GnuPG before 2.5.5, if a user chooses to import a certificate with certain crafted subkey data that lacks a valid backsig or that has incorrect usage flags, the user loses the ability to verify signatures made from certain other signing keys, aka a verification DoS. (CVE-2025-30258)

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 ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1774612633.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1774612633

http://www.nessus.org/u?3f0f5c28

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 359671

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.2_CLSA-2026-1774612633.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.13

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-30258

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-30258

CLSA: 2026:1774612633