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AlmaLinux 9 : libxslt (ALSA-2025:3107)
high Nessus Plugin ID 233330
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:3107 advisory.* libxslt: Use-After-Free in libxslt numbers.c (CVE-2025-24855)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.
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 libxslt and / or libxslt-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 233330
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-3107.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 3/25/2025
Updated: 3/25/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.9
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: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, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libxslt-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libxslt, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/24/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-24855