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Debian DSA-5216-1 Moderate: Libxslt DoS Risk (CVE-2021-30560)

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Calendar Grey August 24, 2022
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A security patch for Libxslt has been released to fix a use-after-free vulnerability that could potentially lead to denial of service or unauthorized code execution.
Nick Wellnhofer discovered that the xsltApplyTemplates function in libxslt, an XSLT processing runtime library, is prone to a use-after-free flaw, resulting in a denial of service,...
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security advisory moderate denial of service code execution risk libxslt

Summary

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.34-4+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxslt packages.

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

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: libxslt
CVE ID: CVE-2021-30560

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security advisory moderate denial of service code execution risk libxslt

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