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CentOS: Security Advisory for libxml2 (CESA-2021:3810)

🗓️ 18 Nov 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Security Advisory for libxml2 package on CentOS

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# Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
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#
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#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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#
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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.883394");
  script_version("2021-11-29T14:01:10+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-4658");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-11-29 14:01:10 +0000 (Mon, 29 Nov 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-03-13 14:05:00 +0000 (Wed, 13 Mar 2019)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-11-18 02:02:26 +0000 (Thu, 18 Nov 2021)");
  script_name("CentOS: Security Advisory for libxml2 (CESA-2021:3810)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS7");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"CESA-2021:3810");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2021-November/048378.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2'
  package(s) announced via the CESA-2021:3810 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation
of various XML standards.

Security Fix(es):

  * libxml2: Use after free via namespace node in XPointer ranges
(CVE-2016-4658)

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.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libxml2' package(s) on CentOS 7.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "CentOS7") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2", rpm:"libxml2~2.9.1~6.el7_9.6", rls:"CentOS7"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-devel", rpm:"libxml2-devel~2.9.1~6.el7_9.6", rls:"CentOS7"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-python", rpm:"libxml2-python~2.9.1~6.el7_9.6", rls:"CentOS7"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libxml2-static", rpm:"libxml2-static~2.9.1~6.el7_9.6", rls:"CentOS7"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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29 Nov 2021 00:00Current
9.7Critical risk
Vulners AI Score9.7
CVSS 39.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.08559
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