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AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: openexr / openexr-devel / openexr-libs (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1749743322)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 360878
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-2025:1749743322 advisory.- Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue was resolved as of versions v3.2.2 and v3.1.12 of the affected library. (CVE-2023-5841)
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-2025:1749743322.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 360878
File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.2_CLSA-2025-1749743322.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 10/1/2026
Updated: 10/1/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.3
Percentile: 53.37
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Critical
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5841
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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: 6/12/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/1/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-5841
CLSA: 2025:1749743322