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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: libxslt (CVE-2024-55549)

high Nessus Plugin ID 233723

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of libxslt 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-2024-55549 advisory.

 - xsltGetInheritedNsList in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free issue related to exclusion of result prefixes. (CVE-2024-55549)

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-2024-55549

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 233723

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-55549.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 4/1/2025

Updated: 4/1/2025

Supported Sensors: 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-2024-55549

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: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libxslt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libxslt-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libxslt, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/2/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-55549