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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 : libxml2 vulnerabilities (USN-7467-1)

🗓️ 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Ubuntu versions affected by libxml2 vulnerabilities causing denial of service attacks.

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7467-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(234907);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-32414", "CVE-2025-32415");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0229-S");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"7467-1");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0293-S");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 : libxml2 vulnerabilities (USN-7467-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 / 25.04 host has packages installed that are affected by
multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7467-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the libxml2 Python bindings incorrectly handled certain return values. An attacker
    could possibly use this issue to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
    (CVE-2025-32414)

    It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could
    possibly use this issue to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-32415)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7467-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-32415");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/04/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/04/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/04/28");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxml2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxml2-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libxml2-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-libxml2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-libxml2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2025-2026 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('20.04' >< os_release || '22.04' >< os_release || '24.04' >< os_release || '24.10' >< os_release || '25.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04 / 24.10 / 25.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2', 'pkgver': '2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2-dev', 'pkgver': '2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2-utils', 'pkgver': '2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'python-libxml2', 'pkgver': '2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10'},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'python3-libxml2', 'pkgver': '2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2', 'pkgver': '2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2-dev', 'pkgver': '2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2-utils', 'pkgver': '2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'python3-libxml2', 'pkgver': '2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2', 'pkgver': '2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.3'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2-dev', 'pkgver': '2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.3'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2-utils', 'pkgver': '2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.3'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'python3-libxml2', 'pkgver': '2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libxml2', 'pkgver': '2.12.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libxml2-dev', 'pkgver': '2.12.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'libxml2-utils', 'pkgver': '2.12.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '24.10', 'pkgname': 'python3-libxml2', 'pkgver': '2.12.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.3'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2', 'pkgver': '2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4ubuntu0.1'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2-dev', 'pkgver': '2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4ubuntu0.1'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'libxml2-utils', 'pkgver': '2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4ubuntu0.1'},
    {'osver': '25.04', 'pkgname': 'python3-libxml2', 'pkgver': '2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4ubuntu0.1'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'libxml2 / libxml2-dev / libxml2-utils / python-libxml2 / etc');
}

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