ALSA-2021:2569

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-2569.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:2569.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2021:2569
Related
Published
2021-06-29T13:42:19Z
Modified
2021-11-12T10:20:56Z
Summary
Moderate: libxml2 security update
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / libxml2-devel

Package

Name
libxml2-devel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-9.el8_4.2