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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202310-23 ] libxslt: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Posted on 31 October 2023
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202310-23
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: libxslt: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: October 31, 2023
Bugs: #820722, #833508
ID: 202310-23

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Synopsis
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Several use-after-free vulnerabilities have been found in libxslt.

Background
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libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT
itself is an XML language to define transformations for XML.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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dev-libs/libxslt < 1.1.35 >= 1.1.35

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxslt. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.35"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-30560
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30560

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-23

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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