vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-3541: XML Entity Expansion
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jul 9, 2021 | Mar 26, 2024 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jul 9, 2021
Added
Mar 26, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.
Solutions
alpine-linux-upgrade-libxml2alpine-linux-upgrade-qt5-qtwebengine
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