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Posted on 28 August 2023
RedHat===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Moderate: libxml2 security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:4767-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4767
Issue date: 2023-08-28
CVE Names: CVE-2016-3709
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1. Summary:
An update for libxml2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6
Extended Update Support.
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.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
3. Description:
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation
of various XML standards.
Security Fix(es):
* libxml2: Incorrect server side include parsing can lead to XSS
(CVE-2016-3709)
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.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update
to take effect.
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
2112766 - CVE-2016-3709 libxml2: Incorrect server side include parsing can lead to XSS
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6):
aarch64:
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.aarch64.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.aarch64.rpm
libxml2-devel-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.aarch64.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.ppc64le.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.ppc64le.rpm
libxml2-devel-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.ppc64le.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.s390x.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.s390x.rpm
libxml2-devel-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.s390x.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.i686.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.x86_64.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.i686.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.x86_64.rpm
libxml2-devel-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.i686.rpm
libxml2-devel-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.x86_64.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.i686.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6):
Source:
libxml2-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.src.rpm
aarch64:
libxml2-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.aarch64.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.aarch64.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.aarch64.rpm
python3-libxml2-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.aarch64.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
libxml2-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.ppc64le.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.ppc64le.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.ppc64le.rpm
python3-libxml2-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.ppc64le.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
libxml2-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.s390x.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.s390x.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.s390x.rpm
python3-libxml2-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.s390x.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
libxml2-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.i686.rpm
libxml2-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.x86_64.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.i686.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.x86_64.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.i686.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.x86_64.rpm
python3-libxml2-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.x86_64.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.i686.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.7-13.el8_6.2.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3709
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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