CVE-2025-24855
Public on 2025-03-14
Modified on 2025-03-17
Description
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.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | libxslt | 2025-04-09 | ALAS-2025-1968 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | libxslt | 2025-04-09 | ALAS2-2025-2823 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | libxslt | 2025-03-26 | ALAS2023-2025-909 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |