Vulnerability Details
Basic Information
| Title | (RHSA-2025:4098) Important: libxslt security update |
|---|---|
| Type | redhat |
| Published | 2025-04-22T15:04:18 |
| Last Seen | 2025-04-22T17:11:54 |
| CVSS Score | 7.8 (HIGH) |
CVSS v3 Details
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
|---|---|
| Attack Complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges Required | NONE |
| User Interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality Impact | NONE |
| Integrity Impact | HIGH |
| Availability Impact | HIGH |
CVE Information
| CVE IDs | CVE-2024-55549, CVE-2025-24855 |
|---|---|
| CWE | CWE-416 |
| Bulletin Family | unix |
Description
libxslt is a library for transforming XML files into other textual formats (including HTML, plain text, and other XML representations of the underlying data) using the standard XSLT stylesheet transformation mechanism.
Security Fix(es):
* libxslt: Use-After-Free in libxslt numbers.c (CVE-2025-24855)
* libxslt: Use-After-Free in libxslt (xsltGetInheritedNsList) (CVE-2024-55549)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Impact Assessment
| Base Score | 7.8 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |