AlmaLinux 8 : libxslt (ALSA-2025:8676)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 238242

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:8676 advisory.

* libxslt: Processing web content may disclose sensitive information (CVE-2023-40403)

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

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-8676.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8676

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 238242

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-8676.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/11/2025

Updated: 6/11/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40403

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libxslt-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libxslt, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary

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: 6/9/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40403

CWE: 200

RHSA: 2025:8676