Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-1762) ELSA-2016-1292: libxml2 security update
6
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
03/23/2016
07/25/2018
06/23/2016
08/06/2024
Description
The xmlNextChar function in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted XML document.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2-devel
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2-python
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2-static
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