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CentOS: Security Advisory for libxml2 (CESA-2020:3996)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the CESA-2020:3996 advisory.
Insight
Insight
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. Security Fix(es): * libxml2: memory leak in xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover in parser.c (CVE-2019-19956) * libxml2: memory leak in xmlSchemaPreRun in xmlschemas.c (CVE-2019-20388) * libxml2: infinite loop in xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in some end-of-file situations (CVE-2020-7595) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'libxml2' package(s) on CentOS 7.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated package(s).