Resource Management Errors Affecting libxml2-python27 package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.4.40.amzn1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-LIBXML2PYTHON27-1723763
- published 27 Sep 2021
- disclosed 18 Nov 2015
Introduced: 18 Nov 2015
CVE-2015-8035 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03
libxml2-python27
to version 0:2.9.1-6.4.40.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1415
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-python27
package and not the libxml2-python27
package as distributed by Amazon-Linux
.
See How to fix?
for Amazon-Linux:2018.03
relevant fixed versions and status.
The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in libxml2 2.9.1 does not properly detect compression errors, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via crafted XML data.
References
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- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77390
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- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1