ALSA-2023:0173

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    ALSA-2023:0173

    Published: 16 Jan 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: libxml2 security update

    Details: The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. Security Fix(es): * libxml2: integer overflows with XML_PARSE_HUGE (CVE-2022-40303) * libxml2: dict corruption caused by entity reference cycles (CVE-2022-40304) 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0173, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40303, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40304, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2136266, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2136288, https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-0173.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/libxml2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.7-15.el8_7.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    ALSA-2023:0173 | CVE-DB