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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-40304: Security patch for libxml2 (ALAS-2023-1996)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-40304: Security patch for libxml2 (ALAS-2023-1996)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/23/2022
Created
03/23/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. Certain invalid XML entity definitions can corrupt a hash table key, potentially leading to subsequent logic errors. In one case, a double-free can be provoked.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libxml2
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libxml2-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libxml2-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libxml2-python
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libxml2-static

References

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