Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting python3-libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.7-7.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON3LIBXML2-3745038
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 3 Apr 2018
Introduced: 3 Apr 2018
CVE-2018-9251 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 python3-libxml2 to version 0:2.9.7-7.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1827.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-libxml2 package and not the python3-libxml2 package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in 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.