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Gentoo: GLSA-202402-11 Normal: libxml2 Denial Of Service Issues

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Several denial of service vulnerabilities have been identified in libxml2. Users are advised to follow the outlined upgrade procedures to mitigate risks.
Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities have been found in libxml2.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxml2. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo libxml2 normal severity

Resolution

All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.12.5"
If you cannot update to libxml2-2.12 yet you can update to the latest 2.11 version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.11.7 =dev-libs/libxml2-2.11*"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2023-28484 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28484 [ 2 ] CVE-2023-29469 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29469 [ 3 ] CVE-2023-45322 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45322 [ 4 ] CVE-2024-25062 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25062

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-11
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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: Normal
Title: libxml2: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: February 09, 2024
Bugs: #904202, #905399, #915351, #923806
ID: 202402-11

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo libxml2 normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities have been found in libxml2.

Background

libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the GNOME project.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ---------------- ------------ ------------ dev-libs/libxml2 < 2.12.5 >= 2.12.5

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.