Description:
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
Security Fix(es):
* libxml2: Buffer overflow vulnerability in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c (CVE-2020-24977)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Updated packages:
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libxml2-2.9.7-9.el8.i686.rpm
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libxml2-2.9.7-9.el8.x86_64.rpm
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libxml2-devel-2.9.7-9.el8.i686.rpm
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libxml2-devel-2.9.7-9.el8.x86_64.rpm
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python3-libxml2-2.9.7-9.el8.x86_64.rpm