Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2024.134.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2024-134-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-134-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the SSA:2024-134-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/libxml2-2.11.8-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. Fix buffer overread with 'xmllint --htmlout'. xmllint: Fix --pedantic option. save: Handle invalid parent pointers in xhtmlNodeDumpOutput. For more information, see: [link moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'libxml2' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-34459 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/INKSSLW5VMZIXHRPZBAW4TJUX5SQKARG/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VRDJCNQP32LV56KESUQ5SNZKAJWSZZRI/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5HVUXKYTBWT3G5DEEQX62STJQBY367NL/ https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/720 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.11.8 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.12.7
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