Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : xmltok library vulnerabilities (USN-7001-2)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 207359

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7001-2 advisory.

USN-7001-1 fixed vulnerabilities in xmltol library. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected libxmltok1-dev and / or libxmltok1t64 packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7001-2

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 207359

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7001-2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/17/2024

Updated: 9/17/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-45491

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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxmltok1-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxmltok1t64, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/30/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-45490, CVE-2024-45491

USN: 7001-2