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Medium ALSA-2023:4529 2 CVEs

Moderate: libxml2 security update

Published Aug 8, 2023 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.

Security Fix(es):

* libxml2: NULL dereference in xmlSchemaFixupComplexType (CVE-2023-28484)
* libxml2: Hashing of empty dict strings isn't deterministic (CVE-2023-29469)

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.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 libxml2 2.9.7-16.el8_8.1
AlmaLinux · 8 libxml2-devel 2.9.7-16.el8_8.1
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-libxml2 2.9.7-16.el8_8.1

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28484
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29469
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2185984
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2185994
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-4529.html