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RockyLinux 8 : libxml2 (RLSA-2025:10698)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 243066
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Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2025:10698 advisory.* libxml: Heap use after free (UAF) leads to Denial of service (DoS) (CVE-2025-49794)
* libxml: Type confusion leads to Denial of service (DoS) (CVE-2025-49796)
* libxml2: Integer Overflow in xmlBuildQName() Leads to Stack Buffer Overflow in libxml2 (CVE-2025-6021)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:10698
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372373
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 243066
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2025-10698.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 7/30/2025
Updated: 7/30/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-49796
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libxml2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libxml2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:python3-libxml2, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libxml2, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libxml2-debugsource
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2025