Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-4447) ELSA-2016-1292: libxml2 security update
5
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
06/09/2016
07/25/2018
06/23/2016
05/07/2019
Description
The xmlParseElementDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer underread and application crash) via a crafted file, involving xmlParseName.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2-devel
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2-python
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2-static
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