Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libxml2-devel package, versions <0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
1.24% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-LIBXML2DEVEL-5610812
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed29 Jun 2021

Introduced: 29 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-3517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 libxml2-devel to version 0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2021:2569.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-devel package and not the libxml2-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a flaw in the xml entity encoding functionality of libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to supply a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with the affected functionality of libxml2 could trigger an out-of-bounds read. The most likely impact of this flaw is to application availability, with some potential impact to confidentiality and integrity if an attacker is able to use memory information to further exploit the application.

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