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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-23437: Security patch for xerces-j2 (ALAS-2024-2649)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jan 24, 2022 | May 13, 2025 | May 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jan 24, 2022
Added
May 13, 2025
Modified
May 13, 2025
Description
There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This causes, the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may sometimes consume system resources for prolonged duration. This vulnerability is present within XercesJ version 2.12.1 and the previous versions.
Solution(s)
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xerces-j2amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xerces-j2-demoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xerces-j2-javadoc
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