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AlmaLinux 9 : libxml2 (ALSA-2025:2679)
high Nessus Plugin ID 232697
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2025:2679 advisory.* libxml2: Use-After-Free in libxml2 (CVE-2024-56171)
* libxml2: Stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements of libxml2 (CVE-2025-24928)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 libxml2, libxml2-devel and / or python3-libxml2 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 232697
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-2679.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 3/13/2025
Updated: 3/13/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-56171
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24928
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libxml2, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libxml2-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:python3-libxml2, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-56171, CVE-2025-24928