vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2024-40896
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C) | Dec 23, 2024 | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 23, 2024
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
In libxml2 2.11 before 2.11.9, 2.12 before 2.12.9, and 2.13 before 2.13.3, the SAX parser can produce events for external entities even if custom SAX handlers try to override entity content (by setting "checked"). This makes classic XXE attacks possible.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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