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Gentoo: GLSA-202310-23 High: libxslt Use-After-Free Risks

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Calendar Grey October 31, 2023
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several critical use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxslt demand urgent action from users. Please update promptly to reduce potential threats.
Several use-after-free vulnerabilities have been found in libxslt.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxslt. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo multiple issues libxslt

Resolution

All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.35"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-30560 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30560

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-23
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: High
Title: libxslt: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: October 31, 2023
Bugs: #820722, #833508
ID: 202310-23

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo multiple issues libxslt

Synopsis

Several use-after-free vulnerabilities have been found in libxslt.

Background

libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT itself is an XML language to define transformations for XML.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ---------------- ------------ ------------ dev-libs/libxslt < 1.1.35 >= 1.1.35

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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