Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting python3-libxml2-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.9.7-15.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PYTHON3LIBXML2DEBUGINFO-3190180
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed28 Jul 2022

Introduced: 28 Jul 2022

CVE-2016-3709  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 python3-libxml2-debuginfo to version 0:2.9.7-15.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:7715.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-libxml2-debuginfo package and not the python3-libxml2-debuginfo package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Possible cross-site scripting vulnerability in libxml after commit 960f0e2.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1