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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-14567: Security patch for libxml2 (ALAS-2020-1415)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2018-14567: Security patch for libxml2 (ALAS-2020-1415)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/14/2018
Created
08/15/2020
Added
08/13/2020
Modified
08/13/2020

Description

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 and CVE-2018-9251.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-libxml2

References

  • ALAS-2020-1415
  • USN-3739-1
  • CVE-2018-14567

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