libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML parser.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libxml2 | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Apple Osx Libxml2 | — | Apply OS X security update 2017-004 El CapitanApply OS X security update 2017-001 Sierra | Oct 19, 2018 | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libxml2 | Apr 11, 2022 | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/libxml2. | Nov 13, 2017 | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade libxml2-develUpgrade libxml2Upgrade libxml2-python | Dec 4, 2019 | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade libxml2Upgrade libxml2-pythonUpgrade libxml2-devel | Dec 18, 2019 | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade libxml2-pythonUpgrade libxml2-develUpgrade libxml2 | Nov 19, 2019 | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/python/libxml2-34 to version 2.9.5-0.175.3.27.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade library/libxml2 to version 2.9.5-0.175.3.27.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade library/python/libxml2-27 to version 2.9.5-0.175.3.27.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Dec 19, 2017 | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 5, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python-libxml2Upgrade libxml2-2-32bitUpgrade libxml2-docUpgrade python2-libxml2-pythonUpgrade libxml2-pythonUpgrade libxml2-32bitUpgrade libxml2-2Upgrade sles12sp2-docker-imageUpgrade libxml2-devel-32bitUpgrade libxml2-x86Upgrade libxml2Upgrade libxml2-develUpgrade python3-libxml2-pythonUpgrade libxml2-tools | Jun 26, 2017 | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Apr 11, 2017 |
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