RLSA-2021:1597

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    RLSA-2021:1597

    Published: 18 May 2021Last Modified: 5 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-24977

    Summary: Moderate: libxml2 security update

    Details: The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. Security Fix(es): * libxml2: Buffer overflow vulnerability in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c (CVE-2020-24977) 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. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:1597, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1877788

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/libxml2?distro=rocky-linux-8-4-legacy&epoch=0

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0:2.9.7-9.el8

    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
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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