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Medium ALSA-2024:0119 1 CVE

Moderate: libxml2 security update

Published Jan 10, 2024 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

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

Security Fix(es):

* libxml2: crafted xml can cause global buffer overflow (CVE-2023-39615)

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 2.9.7-18.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 libxml2-devel 2.9.7-18.el8_9
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-libxml2 2.9.7-18.el8_9

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —

    Xmlsoft Libxml2 v2.11.0 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read via the xmlSAX2StartElement() function at /libx…

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39615
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2235864
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-0119.html