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Oracle Linux 8 : mingw-expat (ELSA-2025-21974)

high Nessus Plugin ID 276815

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-21974 advisory.

 - Fix the following CVEs CVE-2023-52425 CVE-2024-28757 CVE-2024-45490 CVE-2024-45491 CVE-2024-45492 CVE-2024-50602 CVE-2024-8176 CVE-2025-59375

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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 mingw32-expat and / or mingw64-expat packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-21974.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 276815

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-21974.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/25/2025

Updated: 11/25/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-59375

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mingw64-expat, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mingw32-expat, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-59375