MGASA-2023-0298 - Updated libxml2 packages fix a security vulnerability

Publication date: 22 Oct 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0298.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8, 9
CVE: CVE-2023-45322

libxml2 through 2.11.5 has a use-after-free that can only occur after a
certain memory allocation fails. This occurs in xmlUnlinkNode in tree.c.
(CVE-2023-45322)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32364
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/06/5
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-45322

SRPMS:
- 9/core/libxml2-2.10.4-1.2.mga9
- 8/core/libxml2-2.9.10-7.9.mga8

Mageia 2023-0298: libxml2 security update

libxml2 through 2.11.5 has a use-after-free that can only occur after a certain memory allocation fails

Summary

libxml2 through 2.11.5 has a use-after-free that can only occur after a certain memory allocation fails. This occurs in xmlUnlinkNode in tree.c. (CVE-2023-45322)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32364

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/06/5

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-45322

Resolution

MGASA-2023-0298 - Updated libxml2 packages fix a security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 9/core/libxml2-2.10.4-1.2.mga9

- 8/core/libxml2-2.9.10-7.9.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 22 Oct 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0298.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-45322

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