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Debian 11: DLA-3878-1 Critical: libxml2 XSS and Parsing Vulnerability

debian lts
Calendar Grey September 5, 2024
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3878-1 fixes libxml2 vulnerabilities, including cross-site scripting and NULL pointer issues
Two vulnerabilities have been fixed in the XML library libxml2
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security advisory cross-site scripting NULL pointer libxml2 parser issue html parser Debian 11

Summary

CVE-2016-3709

HTML 4 parser cross-site scripting

CVE-2022-2309

Parser NULL pointer dereference

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version
2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Package: libxml2
Version: 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5
CVE ID: CVE-2016-3709 CVE-2022-2309
Debian Bug: 1039991

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security advisory cross-site scripting NULL pointer libxml2 parser issue html parser Debian 11

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