AlmaLinuxALSA-2021:1597Moderate: libxml2 security update
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
6.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
Security Fix(es):
- libxml2: Buffer overflow vulnerability in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c (CVE-2020-24977)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| almalinux | 8 | i686 | libxml2 | < 2.9.7-9.el8 | libxml2-2.9.7-9.el8.i686.rpm |
| almalinux | 8 | x86_64 | libxml2 | < 2.9.7-9.el8 | libxml2-2.9.7-9.el8.x86_64.rpm |
| almalinux | 8 | i686 | libxml2-devel | < 2.9.7-9.el8 | libxml2-devel-2.9.7-9.el8.i686.rpm |
| almalinux | 8 | x86_64 | libxml2-devel | < 2.9.7-9.el8 | libxml2-devel-2.9.7-9.el8.x86_64.rpm |
| almalinux | 8 | x86_64 | python3-libxml2 | < 2.9.7-9.el8 | python3-libxml2-2.9.7-9.el8.x86_64.rpm |
References
Related
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
6.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P