Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting libxml2-python27 package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.4.40.amzn1
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- published 27 Sep 2021
- disclosed 16 Aug 2018
Introduced: 16 Aug 2018
CVE-2018-14567 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.
libxml2 2.9.8, if --with-lzma is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XML file that triggers LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8035 and CVE-2018-9251.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105198
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14567
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/