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ALPINE-CVE-2025-24855
ALPINE-CVE-2025-24855
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published March 14, 2025
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libxslt | Alpine:v3.20 | 1.1.39-r2 |
| libxslt | Alpine:v3.22 | 1.1.43-r0 |
| libxslt | Alpine:v3.21 | 1.1.42-r2 |
| libxslt | Alpine:v3.19 | 1.1.39-r1 |
| libxslt | Alpine:v3.23 | 1.1.43-r0 |
| libxslt | Alpine:v3.24 | 1.1.43-r0 |
| libxslt | Alpine:v3.18 | 1.1.38-r1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | libxslt | 1.1.33-r0, 1.1.24-r1, 1.1.24-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | libxslt | 0, 1.1.26-r0, 1.1.24-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | libxslt | 0, 1.1.24-r0, 1.1.24-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | libxslt | 1.1.26-r8, 1.1.26-r9, 1.1.27-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | libxslt | 1.1.38-r0, 1.1.42-r0, 1.1.27-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | libxslt | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | libxslt | 1.1.32-r0, 1.1.37-r2, 1.1.27-r1 |
Timeline
- Mar 14, 2025 CVE Published
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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