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Mageia 10: 2024-0015 Critical: libxml App Crashes Due to XML Parsing

mageia
Calendar Grey January 17, 2024
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Latest revisions in tinyxml modules for Mageia address a critical security flaw in XML interpretation capabilities.
The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: StringEqual in TiXmlDeclaration::Parse in tinyxmlparser.cpp in TinyXML through 2.6.2 has a reachable assertion (and application e...

Summary

The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: StringEqual in TiXmlDeclaration::Parse in tinyxmlparser.cpp in TinyXML through 2.6.2 has a reachable assertion (and application exit) via a crafted XML document with a '\0' located after whitespace. (CVE-2023-34194)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32703

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QCR5PIOBGDIDS6SYRESTMDJSEDFSCOE/

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34194

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical vulnerability XML parsing Mageia application exit

Resolution

SRPMS

- 9/core/tinyxml-2.6.2-14.1.mga9

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Publication date: 17 Jan 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0014.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-34194

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical vulnerability XML parsing Mageia application exit

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