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MiracleLinux 8 : libxml2-2.9.7-21.el8_10.1 (AXSA:2025-10455:09)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 283165
Synopsis
The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2025-10455:09 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 MiracleLinux 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 libxml2, libxml2-devel and / or python3-libxml2 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 283165
File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2025-10455.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/13/2026
Updated: 1/13/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
Vendor
Vendor Severity: High
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:miracle:linux:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:python3-libxml2, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libxml2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2025