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Amazon Linux 2 : libxml2 (ALAS-2025-2938)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 243257

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of libxml2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.9.1-6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2025-2938 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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'yum update libxml2' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2-2025-2938.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-49794.html

https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2025-49796.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 243257

File Name: al2_ALAS-2025-2938.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/31/2025

Updated: 7/31/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxml2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxml2-static, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxml2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxml2-python, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libxml2-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-49794, CVE-2025-49796