- Issued:
- 2024-05-02
- Updated:
- 2024-05-02
RHSA-2024:2679 - Moderate: libxml2 security update
Synopsis
Moderate: libxml2 security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Moderate
Topic
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/11258
The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 | 9 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 9.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 9.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 9.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 9.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle | 9.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle | 9.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian | 9 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 9.6 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 9.4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle | 9.6 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle | 9.4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 9 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 9.6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 9.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle | 9.6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle | 9.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates | 9.6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates | 9.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 | 9 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support | 9.6 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support | 9.4 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle | 9.6 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle | 9.4 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates | 9.6 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates | 9.4 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 9.6 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 9.4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 9.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 9.4 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- python3-libxml2-2.9.13-6.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
- libxml2-devel-2.9.13-6.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
- libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.13-6.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
- libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.13-6.el9_4.i686.rpm
- libxml2-2.9.13-6.el9_4.s390x.rpm
- python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.13-6.el9_4.s390x.rpm
- libxml2-devel-2.9.13-6.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
- libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.13-6.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
- python3-libxml2-2.9.13-6.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
- libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.13-6.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
- libxml2-2.9.13-6.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
- libxml2-2.9.13-6.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
- libxml2-debugsource-2.9.13-6.el9_4.i686.rpm
- python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.13-6.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
- python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.13-6.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
- libxml2-debugsource-2.9.13-6.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
- libxml2-devel-2.9.13-6.el9_4.s390x.rpm
- python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.13-6.el9_4.i686.rpm
- libxml2-devel-2.9.13-6.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
- python3-libxml2-2.9.13-6.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
- libxml2-debugsource-2.9.13-6.el9_4.s390x.rpm
- python3-libxml2-2.9.13-6.el9_4.s390x.rpm
- libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.13-6.el9_4.s390x.rpm
- libxml2-debugsource-2.9.13-6.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
- libxml2-2.9.13-6.el9_4.ppc64le.rpm
- libxml2-2.9.13-6.el9_4.src.rpm
- libxml2-2.9.13-6.el9_4.i686.rpm
- libxml2-debugsource-2.9.13-6.el9_4.x86_64.rpm
- libxml2-devel-2.9.13-6.el9_4.i686.rpm
- python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.13-6.el9_4.aarch64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
Additional information
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