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gentooGentoo FoundationGLSA-202402-11
HistoryFeb 09, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

libxml2: Multiple Vulnerabilities

2024-02-0900:00:00
Gentoo Foundation
security.gentoo.org
5
xml c parser
gnome project
vulnerabilities
cve identifiers
upgrade
resolution
workaround
unix

7.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

41.1%

Background

libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the GNOME project.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxml2. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.12.5"

If you cannot update to libxml2-2.12 yet you can update to the latest 2.11 version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.11.7 =dev-libs/libxml2-2.11*"
OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Gentooanyalldev-libs/libxml2< 2.12.5UNKNOWN