AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: squashfs-tools (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1751888935)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 216 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-41072 | 14 Sep 202101:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2021-40153 | 27 Aug 202115:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| Amazon Linux 2 : squashfs-tools (ALAS-2023-2152) | 20 Jul 202300:00 | – | nessus | |
| Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0129: squashfs-tools (ALINUX3-SA-2024:0129) | 14 May 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 8 : squashfs-tools (CESA-2024:3139) | 22 May 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 9 : squashfs-tools-4.4-10.git1.el9 | 29 Feb 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS Linux 7.9 [CIQ] Security Update: squashfs-tools Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_0738) | 1 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS Linux 7.9 [CIQ] Security Update: squashfs-tools (ciqsa-2026_0739) | 1 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Rocky Linux 8.6 [CIQ] Security Update: squashfs-tools (ciqsa-2026_0261) | 1 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Rocky Linux 8.8 [CIQ] Security Update: squashfs-tools (ciqsa-2026_0309) | 1 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus |
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(360668);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/01");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-41072");
script_xref(name:"CLSA", value:"2025:1751888935");
script_name(english:"AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: squashfs-tools (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1751888935)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare
ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1751888935 advisory.
- squashfs_opendir in unsquash-2.c in Squashfs-Tools 4.5 allows Directory Traversal, a different
vulnerability than CVE-2021-40153. A squashfs filesystem that has been crafted to include a symbolic link
and then contents under the same filename in a filesystem can cause unsquashfs to first create the
symbolic link pointing outside the expected directory, and then the subsequent write operation will cause
the unsquashfs process to write through the symbolic link elsewhere in the filesystem. (CVE-2021-41072)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
# https://security.tuxcare.com/csaf/v2/els_os/almalinux9.2esu/advisories/2025/clsa-2025_1751888935.json
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3e30e04f");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2025:1751888935");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected squashfs-tools package based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1751888935.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-41072");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/09/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/07/07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Alma Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/OS/extended-third-party", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AlmaLinux/release", "Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');
var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (empty_or_null(third_party_support) || third_party_support != 'TuxCare') exit(0, 'TuxCare support not enabled.');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'AlmaLinux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'AlmaLinux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^9.2([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux 9.2', 'AlmaLinux ' + os_version);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'AlmaLinux', cpu);
var constraints = [
{
'release': '9',
'sp': '2',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'squashfs-tools-4.4-8.git1.el9.tuxcare.els2', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
]
}
];
var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');
var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
# Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
}
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
}
foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
reference = NULL;
sp = NULL;
_cpu = NULL;
el_string = NULL;
rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
epoch = NULL;
allowmaj = NULL;
exists_check = NULL;
cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
(!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'squashfs-tools');
}
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