vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2018-9251: Infinite Loop
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 4, 2018 | Oct 26, 2018 | Oct 1, 2024 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 4, 2018
Added
Oct 26, 2018
Modified
Oct 1, 2024
Description
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-libxml2
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