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almalinuxAlmaLinuxALSA-2020:4479
HistoryNov 03, 2020 - 12:08 p.m.

Moderate: libxml2 security update

2020-11-0312:08:23
errata.almalinux.org
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libxml2
security update
memory leak
infinite loop
cve-2019-19956
cve-2019-20388
cve-2020-7595
parser.c
xmlschemas.c
xmlstringlendecodeentities
cvss score
almalinux
unix

EPSS

0.009

Percentile

82.5%

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

Security Fix(es):

  • libxml2: memory leak in xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover in parser.c (CVE-2019-19956)

  • libxml2: memory leak in xmlSchemaPreRun in xmlschemas.c (CVE-2019-20388)

  • libxml2: infinite loop in xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in some end-of-file situations (CVE-2020-7595)

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 AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.