Description
It was found that Red Hat JBoss Core Services erratum RHSA-2016:2957 for CVE-2016-3705 did not actually include the fix for the issue found in libxml2, making it vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack due to a Stack Overflow. This is a regression CVE for the same issue as CVE-2016-3705.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | libxml2 | all | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP2 | libxml2 +1 | 2.9.4-33.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:0380-1 |
| SLES 12 SP1 | libxml2 +1 | 2.9.1-26.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1366-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | libxml2 +1 | 2.9.4-33.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:0380-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP1 | libxml2 +1 | 2.9.1-26.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1366-1 |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-SU-2017:1366-1 Security update for libxml2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:0380-1 Security update for libxml2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-1614 Tenable Security Nessus Network Monitor: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 25, 2023