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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.893012
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-3012-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DLA-3012-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DLA-3012-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Felix Wilhelm discovered that libxml2, the GNOME XML library, did not correctly check for integer overflows or used wrong types for buffer sizes. This could result in out-of-bounds writes or other memory errors when working on large, multi-gigabyte buffers.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

For the detailed security status of libxml2 please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'libxml2' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-29824
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220715-0006/
Debian Security Information: DSA-5142 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5142
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FZOBT5Y6Y2QLDDX2HZGMV7MJMWGXORKK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P5363EDV5VHZ5C77ODA43RYDCPMA7ARM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P3NVZVWFRBXBI3AKZZWUWY6INQQPQVSF/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-03
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169825/libxml2-xmlParseNameComplex-Integer-Overflow.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167345/libxml2-xmlBufAdd-Heap-Buffer-Overflow.html
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/2554a2408e09f13652049e5ffb0d26196b02ebab
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/6c283d83eccd940bcde15634ac8c7f100e3caefd
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/tags/v2.9.14
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/-/tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00023.html
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