Debian dla-4089 : libxslt1-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 233294

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4089 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4089-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk March 24, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : libxslt Version : 1.1.34-4+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2024-55549 CVE-2025-24855 Debian Bug : 1100565 1100566

Two use-after-free vulnerabilities have been fixed in the XSLT processing library libxslt.

CVE-2024-55549

Use-after-free related to excluded namespaces

CVE-2025-24855

Use-after-free of XPath context node

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 1.1.34-4+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxslt packages.

For the detailed security status of libxslt please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxslt

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the libxslt1-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 233294

File Name: debian_DLA-4089.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/24/2025

Updated: 3/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24855

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:N/I:H/A:H

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxslt1-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:xsltproc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libxslt1.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-55549, CVE-2025-24855

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