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Fedora 44 : xmlstarlet (2026-dbf44e0b72)

high Nessus Plugin ID 320501

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-dbf44e0b72 advisory.

 Fixes XML external entity vulnerability. For more information, refer to <https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/xmlstarlet/pull-request/4>.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 xmlstarlet package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-dbf44e0b72

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 320501

File Name: fedora_2026-dbf44e0b72.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/11/2026

Updated: 6/11/2026

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:44, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:xmlstarlet

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2026

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