Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-2249
Advisory Release Date: 2023-09-13 23:44 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-09-20 19:40 Pacific
Severity:
Medium
Issue Overview:
Xmlsoft Libxml2 v2.11.0 was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow via the xmlSAX2StartElement() function at /libxml2/SAX2.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted XML file. (CVE-2023-39615)
Affected Packages:
libxml2
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update libxml2 to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
libxml2-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.aarch64
libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.aarch64
libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.aarch64
libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.aarch64
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.aarch64
i686:
libxml2-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.i686
libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.i686
libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.i686
libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.i686
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.i686
src:
libxml2-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.src
x86_64:
libxml2-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.x86_64
libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.x86_64
libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.x86_64
libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.x86_64
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.11.x86_64