AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: podman / podman-docker / podman-plugins / podman-remote / etc (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1778615531)

high Nessus Plugin ID 361379

Synopsis

The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1778615531 advisory.

- url.Parse insufficiently validated the host/authority component and accepted some invalid URLs.
(CVE-2026-25679)

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 ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1778615531.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1778615531

http://www.nessus.org/u?f8afb745

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 361379

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.6_CLSA-2026-1778615531.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: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.66

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-25679

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-25679

CLSA: 2026:1778615531