vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2017-18258: Moderate: libxml2 security update (RHSA-2020:1190)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 8, 2018 | Apr 1, 2020 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 8, 2018
Added
Apr 1, 2020
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
The xz_head function in xzlib.c in libxml2 before 2.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted LZMA file, because the decoder functionality does not restrict memory usage to what is required for a legitimate file.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-libxml2redhat-upgrade-libxml2-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libxml2-develredhat-upgrade-libxml2-pythonredhat-upgrade-libxml2-static
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