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Debian DSA-5142-1 libxml2 Security: DoS And Memory Write Issues

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Calendar Grey May 22, 2022
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Debian releases security notice DSA-5143-1 for openssl tackling buffer overflows and possible remote code execution.
Felix Wilhelm reported that several buffer handling functions in libxml2, a library providing support to read, modify and write XML and HTML files, don't check for integer overflow...
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u4.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

For the detailed security status of libxml2 please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libxml2

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libxml2
CVE ID: CVE-2022-29824

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