Resource Exhaustion Affecting libxml2-python package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.el7.4
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- published14 Sept 2024
- disclosed7 Sept 2017
Introduced: 7 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-18258 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 libxml2-python to version 0:2.9.1-6.el7.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1190.
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 RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The xz_head function in xzlib.c in libxml2 before 2.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted LZMA file, because the decoder functionality does not restrict memory usage to what is required for a legitimate file.
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10284
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190719-0001/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18258
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e2a9122b8dde53d320750451e9907a7dcb2ca8bb
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00035.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1190
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/