AlmaLinux

Tunnel supports the following scanners for OS packages.

Scanner	Supported
SBOM	✓
Vulnerability	✓
License	✓

Please see here for supported versions.

The table below outlines the features offered by Tunnel.

Feature	Supported
Unfixed vulnerabilities	-
Dependency graph	✓

SBOM

Tunnel detects packages that have been installed through package managers such as dnf and yum.

Vulnerability

AlmaLinux offers its own security advisories, and these are utilized when scanning AlmaLinux for vulnerabilities.

Data Source

See here.

Fixed Version

When looking at fixed versions, it's crucial to consider the patches supplied by AlmaLinux. For example, for CVE-2023-0464, the fixed version for AlmaLinux 9 is listed as 3.0.7-16.el9_2 in their advisory. Note that this is different from the upstream fixed version, which is 3.0.9, 3.1.1, and son on. Typically, only the upstream information gets listed on NVD, so it's important not to get confused.

Severity

Tunnel calculates the severity of an issue based on the severity provided by AlmaLinux. If the severity is not provided or defined yet by AlmaLinux, the severity from the NVD is taken into account.

Using CVE-2023-0464 as an example, while it is rated as "High" in NVD, AlmaLinux has marked as "moderate". As a result, Tunnel will display it as "Medium".

The table below is the mapping of AlmaLinux's severity to Tunnel's severity levels.

AlmaLinux	Tunnel
Low	Low
Moderate	Medium
Important	High
Critical	Critical

Status

Tunnel supports the following vulnerability statuses for AlmaLinux.

Status	Supported
Fixed	✓
Affected	✓
Under Investigation
Will Not Fix
Fix Deferred
End of Life

License

Tunnel identifies licenses by examining the metadata of RPM packages.