CentOS Linux 7 [TuxCare] Security Update: libxml2 / libxml2-devel / libxml2-python / libxml2-static Multiple Vulnerabilities (CENTOS7:CLSA-2025:1753303283)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 352802

Synopsis

The CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare CENTOS7:CLSA-2025:1753303283 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 packages based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory CENTOS7:CLSA-2025:1753303283.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2025:1753303283

http://www.nessus.org/u?f08bfa61

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 352802

File Name: tuxcare_centos_7_CLSA-2025-1753303283.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/30/2026

Updated: 9/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

Percentile: 96.81

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

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

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-49794, CVE-2025-49796

CLSA: 2025:1753303283