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AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: go-toolset / golang / golang-bin / golang-docs / golang-misc / etc (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1775040432)

high Nessus Plugin ID 362096

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-2026:1775040432 advisory.

 - Building a malicious file with cmd/go can cause can cause a write to an attacker-controlled file with partial control of the file content. The #cgo pkg-config: directive in a Go source file provides command-line arguments to provide to the Go pkg-config command. An attacker can provide a --log-file argument to this directive, causing pkg-config to write to an attacker-controlled location.
 (CVE-2025-61731)

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-2026:1775040432.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1775040432

http://www.nessus.org/u?4868a0c8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 362096

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.2_CLSA-2026-1775040432.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: 94.16

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-61731

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-61731

CLSA: 2026:1775040432