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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: expat (CVE-2024-50602)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 215890

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of expat installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-50602 advisory.

 - An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.4. There is a crash within the XML_ResumeParser function because XML_StopParser can stop/suspend an unstarted parser. (CVE-2024-50602)

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.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50602

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 215890

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-50602.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/10/2025

Updated: 2/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-50602

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:expat-devel, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:expat, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:expat-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:expat-libs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-50602

IAVA: 2024-A-0694