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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-3709: ELSA-2022-7715: libxml2 security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-3709: ELSA-2022-7715: libxml2 security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/11/2016
Created
11/17/2022
Added
11/16/2022
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

Possible cross-site scripting vulnerability in libxml after commit 960f0e2. A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in libxml2. A specially crafted input, when serialized and re-parsed by the libxml2 library, will result in a document with element attributes that did not exist in the original document.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python3-libxml2

References

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