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Mageia 8 & 9 MGASA-2023-0279 Critical: Libxml2 DoS Issue

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Calendar Grey September 30, 2023
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Recent updates to the libxml2 packages resolve a severe security vulnerability that enables denial of service through specially crafted XML files in Mageia versions 8 and 9.
The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: Libxml2 v2.11.0 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read via the xmlSAX2StartElement() function at /libxml2/SAX2.c

Summary

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability:
Libxml2 v2.11.0 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read via the xmlSAX2StartElement() function at /libxml2/SAX2.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted XML file. (CVE-2023-39615).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32304

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39615

- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-September/016186.html

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39615

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory DoS security patch out-of-bounds Libxml2 Mageia

Resolution

SRPMS

- 8/core/libxml2-2.9.10-7.8.mga8

- 9/core/libxml2-2.10.4-1.1.mga9

Severity
critical
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Critical

Publication date: 30 Sep 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0279.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-39615

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory DoS security patch out-of-bounds Libxml2 Mageia

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