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Rocky Linux: CVE-2021-3541: libxml2 (RLSA-2021-2569)

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Rocky Linux: CVE-2021-3541: libxml2 (RLSA-2021-2569)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/09/2021
Created
05/06/2022
Added
05/05/2022
Modified
08/28/2024

Description

A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • rocky-upgrade-libxml2
  • rocky-upgrade-libxml2-debuginfo
  • rocky-upgrade-libxml2-debugsource
  • rocky-upgrade-libxml2-devel
  • rocky-upgrade-python3-libxml2
  • rocky-upgrade-python3-libxml2-debuginfo

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