Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2023.5391
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-5391-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DSA-5391-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the DSA-5391-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libxml2, a library providing support to read, modify and write XML and HTML files. CVE-2023-28484 A NULL pointer dereference flaw when parsing invalid XML schemas may result in denial of service. CVE-2023-29469 It was reported that when hashing empty strings which aren't null-terminated, xmlDictComputeFastKey could produce inconsistent results, which may lead to various logic or memory errors. For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4. 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] Affected Software/OS: 'libxml2' package(s) on Debian 11. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-28484 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/491 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.10.4 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00031.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-29469 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/510
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