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Red Hat: CVE-2016-5131: Moderate: libxml2 security update (RHSA-2020:1190)

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Red Hat: CVE-2016-5131: Moderate: libxml2 security update (RHSA-2020:1190)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/23/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/29/2016
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-libxml2
  • redhat-upgrade-libxml2-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libxml2-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libxml2-python
  • redhat-upgrade-libxml2-static

References

  • APPLE-SA-2016-09-20
  • APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-3
  • APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-5
  • APPLE-SA-2016-09-20-6
  • 92053
  • DLA-691-1
  • DSA-3637
  • DSA-3744
  • GLSA-201610-09
  • GLSA-201701-37
  • CVE-2016-5131
  • 1036428
  • 1038623
  • USN-3041-1
  • USN-3235-1
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