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ALSA-2021:2569 Not scored

Moderate: libxml2 security update

The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. Security Fix(es): * libxml2: Use-after-free in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c (CVE-2021-3516) * libxml2: Heap-based buffer overflow in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c (CVE-2021-3517) * libxml2: Use-after-free in xmlXIncludeDoProcess() in xinclude.c (CVE-2021-3518) * libxml2: NULL pointer dereference when post-validating mixed content parsed in recovery mode (CVE-2021-3537) * libxml2: Exponential entity expansion attack bypasses all existing protection mechanisms (CVE-2021-3541) 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.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published June 29, 2021
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 libxml2-devel

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities ALSA-2021:2569

The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. Security Fix(es): * libxml2: Use-after-free in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c (CVE-2021-3516) * libxml2: Heap-based buffer overflow in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c (CVE-2021-3517) * libxml2: Use-after-free in xmlXIncludeDoProcess() in xinclude.c (CVE-2021-3518) * libxml2: NULL pointer dereference when post-validating mixed content parsed in recovery mode (CVE-2021-3537) * libxml2: Exponential entity expansion attack bypasses all existing protection mechanisms (CVE-2021-3541) 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.

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05 / REFERENCES

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