Mageia 8 MGASA-2022-0290 Critical: Libxml2 Code Exec Threat
mageia
August 20, 2022
It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files
Summary
It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
(CVE-2016-3709).
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30712
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5548-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3709
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 8/core/libxml2-2.9.10-7.5.mga8
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Publication date: 20 Aug 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0290.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2016-3709
Topics Covered
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