Buffer Over-read Affecting libxml2-python package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.14


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBXML2PYTHON-8545089
  • published20 Dec 2024
  • disclosed14 May 2024

Introduced: 14 May 2024

CVE-2024-34459  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-126  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libxml2-python to version 0:2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.14 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2717.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-python package and not the libxml2-python package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in xmllint (from libxml2) before 2.11.8 and 2.12.x before 2.12.7. Formatting error messages with xmllint --htmlout can result in a buffer over-read in xmlHTMLPrintFileContext in xmllint.c.

CVSS Scores

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