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Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-2679-03
Red Hat Security Advisory 2024-2679-03 - An update for libxml2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Issues addressed include a use-after-free vulnerability.
The following advisory data is extracted from:https://access.redhat.com/security/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2024/rhsa-2024_2679.jsonRed Hat officially shut down their mailing list notifications October 10, 2023. Due to this, Packet Storm has recreated the below data as a reference point to raise awareness. It must be noted that due to an inability to easily track revision updates without crawling Red Hat's archive, these advisories are single notifications and we strongly suggest that you visit the Red Hat provided links to ensure you have the latest information available if the subject matter listed pertains to your environment.- Packet Storm Staff====================================================================Red Hat Security AdvisorySynopsis: Moderate: libxml2 security updateAdvisory ID: RHSA-2024:2679-03Product: Red Hat Enterprise LinuxAdvisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2679Issue date: 2024-05-02Revision: 03CVE Names: CVE-2024-25062====================================================================Summary: An update for libxml2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.Description:The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.Security Fix(es):* libxml2: use-after-free in XMLReader (CVE-2024-25062)For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.Solution:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258CVEs:CVE-2024-25062References:https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderatehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2262726Related news
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