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CentOS Linux 8 [TuxCare] Security Update: libxml2 / libxml2-devel / libxml2-static / python3-libxml2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (CENTOS-STREAM8:CLSA-2025:1752654590)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 353167

Synopsis

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

Description

The CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare CENTOS-STREAM8:CLSA-2025:1752654590 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 CENTOS-STREAM8:CLSA-2025:1752654590.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2025:1752654590

http://www.nessus.org/u?bb69ce9c

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 353167

File Name: tuxcare_centos_8_CLSA-2025-1752654590.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/30/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

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: 7.4

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: 8.2

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:P/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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/16/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-49794, CVE-2025-49796, CVE-2025-6021

CLSA: 2025:1752654590