[ALSA-2021:2569] Moderate: libxml2 security update
Type:
security
Severity:
moderate
Release date:
2021-11-12
Description:
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. Security Fix(es): * libxml2: Use-after-free in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c (CVE-2021-3516) * libxml2: Heap-based buffer overflow in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c (CVE-2021-3517) * libxml2: Use-after-free in xmlXIncludeDoProcess() in xinclude.c (CVE-2021-3518) * libxml2: NULL pointer dereference when post-validating mixed content parsed in recovery mode (CVE-2021-3537) * libxml2: Exponential entity expansion attack bypasses all existing protection mechanisms (CVE-2021-3541) 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.
Updated packages listed below:
Architecture Package Checksum
i686 libxml2-devel-2.9.7-9.el8_4.2.i686.rpm fb91cd5e55d45652969d73993c37d833c40b597775d33640da139caf58668d1d
x86_64 libxml2-devel-2.9.7-9.el8_4.2.x86_64.rpm d6375c6558f7fcf64c9d0317ff71e48da2411b81d385669fddd64a3d98110fd8
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.