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AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: libxslt / libxslt-devel (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1745587914)
high Nessus Plugin ID 352690
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Synopsis
The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1745587914 advisory.- numbers.c in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free because, in nested XPath evaluations, an XPath context node can be modified but never restored. This is related to xsltNumberFormatGetValue, xsltEvalXPathPredicate, xsltEvalXPathStringNs, and xsltComputeSortResultInternal. (CVE-2025-24855)
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 based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1745587914.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 352690
File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.2_CLSA-2025-1745587914.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 9/30/2026
Updated: 9/30/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.9
Percentile: 96.96
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24855
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Host/OS/extended-third-party, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/25/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-24855
CLSA: 2025:1745587914