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Scientific Linux Security Update : libxml2 on SL7.x x86_64 (20201001)
high Nessus Plugin ID 141661
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Security Fix(es) :- libxml2: memory leak in xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover in parser.c (CVE-2019-19956)
- libxml2: memory leak in xmlSchemaPreRun in xmlschemas.c (CVE-2019-20388)
- libxml2: infinite loop in xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in some end-of-file situations (CVE-2020-7595)
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 141661
File Name: sl_20201001_libxml2_on_SL7_x.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/21/2020
Updated: 2/14/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-7595
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2-python, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libxml2-static, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/24/2019