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Ubuntu: USN-5548-1 (CVE-2016-3709): libxml2 vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-5548-1 (CVE-2016-3709): libxml2 vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/28/2022
Created
08/29/2022
Added
08/05/2022
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

Possible cross-site scripting vulnerability in libxml after commit 960f0e2.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libxml2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libxml2-utils

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