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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current expat Vulnerability (SSA:2024-073-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 192047

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to expat.

Description

The version of expat installed on the remote host is prior to 2.6.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2024-073-01 advisory.

 - libexpat through 2.6.1 allows an XML Entity Expansion attack when there is isolated use of external parsers (created via XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate). (CVE-2024-28757)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the affected expat package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e2a1f13d

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 192047

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2024-073-01.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 3/13/2024

Updated: 11/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-28757

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:expat, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-28757

IAVA: 2024-A-0192-S