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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: harfbuzz / qtbase (CVE-2024-56732)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 295228

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of harfbuzz / qtbase installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-56732 advisory.

 - HarfBuzz is a text shaping engine. Starting with 8.5.0 through 10.0.1, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in the hb_cairo_glyphs_from_buffer function. (CVE-2024-56732)

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 packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56732

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 295228

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-56732.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-56732

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 8.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-gui, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-examples, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:harfbuzz-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-common, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:harfbuzz, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-static, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-private-devel, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:harfbuzz-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:qtbase-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-56732