MGASA-2023-0279

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    MGASA-2023-0279

    Published: 30 Sept 2023Last Modified: 30 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-39615

    Summary: Updated libxml2 packages fix a security vulnerability

    Details: The updated packages fix a security vulnerability: Libxml2 v2.11.0 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read via the xmlSAX2StartElement() function at /libxml2/SAX2.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted XML file. (CVE-2023-39615).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0279.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32304, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39615, https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-September/016186.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/libxml2?arch=source&distro=mageia-8

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.10-7.8.mga8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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