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Slackware Linux 15.0 / current libxml2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2025-050-01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 216498

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to libxml2.

Description

The version of libxml2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.11.9 / 2.13.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2025-050-01 advisory.

 New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the libxml2 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 affected libxml2 package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?da693833

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 216498

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2025-050-01.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 2/19/2025

Updated: 10/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-56171

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:libxml2, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/19/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-56171, CVE-2025-24928

IAVA: 2025-A-0123-S