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AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: gmp / gmp-c++ / gmp-devel / gmp-static (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1745271805)

high Nessus Plugin ID 360106

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-2025:1745271805 advisory.

 - GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library (GMP) through 6.2.1 has an mpz/inp_raw.c integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow via crafted input, leading to a segmentation fault on 32-bit platforms.
 (CVE-2021-43618)

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-2025:1745271805.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2025:1745271805

http://www.nessus.org/u?c2fd069f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 360106

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.2_CLSA-2025-1745271805.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.48

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-43618

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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: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: 4/21/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-43618

CLSA: 2025:1745271805