- Issued:
- 2020-09-29
- Updated:
- 2020-09-29
RHSA-2020:3996 - Security Advisory
Synopsis
Moderate: libxml2 security and bug fix update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Moderate
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An update for libxml2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
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)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
Fixes
- BZ - 1788856 - CVE-2019-19956 libxml2: memory leak in xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover in parser.c
- BZ - 1799734 - CVE-2019-20388 libxml2: memory leak in xmlSchemaPreRun in xmlschemas.c
- BZ - 1799786 - CVE-2020-7595 libxml2: infinite loop in xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in some end-of-file situations
- BZ - 1812145 - XSD validation fails on xsd:any
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7dfa888e58802d47bfc60cd837848ff5df16dd9aa19b91b6c4736ab303579493 |
| x86_64 | |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 06382f0dafa865334860fad8bc2f544683468c9c62484a3333388036fc7d78eb |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dac2ae10dbb0a09a7e6bd341044dfab1e63d8773c9b7582cbf2d40937180f7b0 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a84e77400cb3973858ea44254e509e2e5abb79eb7ab7872ae3f412b8e775e2ef |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a84e77400cb3973858ea44254e509e2e5abb79eb7ab7872ae3f412b8e775e2ef |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 76292a1d41ebfcd81300a138b5e9fb08bb7bf03e7083e52bb08fe4668912d7dc |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 76292a1d41ebfcd81300a138b5e9fb08bb7bf03e7083e52bb08fe4668912d7dc |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 4bd96e7c85bfd0de508fef40334d15c826b153d1e349e9fb4af4112996b70fa0 |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dca8c6be09b651518f34a5b47364a112d8b3fac137ab22c99256f4f0b26a868b |
| libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 80106cfbeb0b71d337022a01df8acc9dc4fc3205124be3db511ccf2d0b10c7c2 |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 537b642dca536ce675c5e2dc1c80505c0f967da2bfe08cdf2ee4ecdb29e15d42 |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0ef6f45f812e9c351fc0970a862e18083850f71b3ff0809c6f6993324b14fbb6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7dfa888e58802d47bfc60cd837848ff5df16dd9aa19b91b6c4736ab303579493 |
| x86_64 | |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 06382f0dafa865334860fad8bc2f544683468c9c62484a3333388036fc7d78eb |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dac2ae10dbb0a09a7e6bd341044dfab1e63d8773c9b7582cbf2d40937180f7b0 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a84e77400cb3973858ea44254e509e2e5abb79eb7ab7872ae3f412b8e775e2ef |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a84e77400cb3973858ea44254e509e2e5abb79eb7ab7872ae3f412b8e775e2ef |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 76292a1d41ebfcd81300a138b5e9fb08bb7bf03e7083e52bb08fe4668912d7dc |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 76292a1d41ebfcd81300a138b5e9fb08bb7bf03e7083e52bb08fe4668912d7dc |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 4bd96e7c85bfd0de508fef40334d15c826b153d1e349e9fb4af4112996b70fa0 |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dca8c6be09b651518f34a5b47364a112d8b3fac137ab22c99256f4f0b26a868b |
| libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 80106cfbeb0b71d337022a01df8acc9dc4fc3205124be3db511ccf2d0b10c7c2 |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 537b642dca536ce675c5e2dc1c80505c0f967da2bfe08cdf2ee4ecdb29e15d42 |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0ef6f45f812e9c351fc0970a862e18083850f71b3ff0809c6f6993324b14fbb6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7dfa888e58802d47bfc60cd837848ff5df16dd9aa19b91b6c4736ab303579493 |
| x86_64 | |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 06382f0dafa865334860fad8bc2f544683468c9c62484a3333388036fc7d78eb |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dac2ae10dbb0a09a7e6bd341044dfab1e63d8773c9b7582cbf2d40937180f7b0 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a84e77400cb3973858ea44254e509e2e5abb79eb7ab7872ae3f412b8e775e2ef |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a84e77400cb3973858ea44254e509e2e5abb79eb7ab7872ae3f412b8e775e2ef |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 76292a1d41ebfcd81300a138b5e9fb08bb7bf03e7083e52bb08fe4668912d7dc |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 76292a1d41ebfcd81300a138b5e9fb08bb7bf03e7083e52bb08fe4668912d7dc |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 4bd96e7c85bfd0de508fef40334d15c826b153d1e349e9fb4af4112996b70fa0 |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dca8c6be09b651518f34a5b47364a112d8b3fac137ab22c99256f4f0b26a868b |
| libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 80106cfbeb0b71d337022a01df8acc9dc4fc3205124be3db511ccf2d0b10c7c2 |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 537b642dca536ce675c5e2dc1c80505c0f967da2bfe08cdf2ee4ecdb29e15d42 |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0ef6f45f812e9c351fc0970a862e18083850f71b3ff0809c6f6993324b14fbb6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7dfa888e58802d47bfc60cd837848ff5df16dd9aa19b91b6c4736ab303579493 |
| s390x | |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 9a1c862efb97120423961f303c37754663834776583a702b0aefe1be84b2341d |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 49a6d905e94171e9bbbaedd39d1f8728d70fc2ec5639e57b136201ac0566bfec |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 683c88e30c43b905d8de094295312f779f8d6434eee71ae30028de0fbc2a4045 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 683c88e30c43b905d8de094295312f779f8d6434eee71ae30028de0fbc2a4045 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d207046539a089b8ec66e5e6c6dfaf8f3e85ad67176a9109dc5d46af1b774799 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d207046539a089b8ec66e5e6c6dfaf8f3e85ad67176a9109dc5d46af1b774799 |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: e6858097ba1a1cbd99fc97ec09071004aa1199a4293f504dc6822c95ca57614a |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 6b808ed5f11982490e63f6c41fb03ecff32379ba559e818169d74abb3093ba66 |
| libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.el7.5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 3ef6dab410d66c472615639ccdd318d9a347119e67b6e28eeb1d127741aedb95 |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 57edcffd8e214c2900c9599aec41bf664818573bb8f184e709d557dd85e0265d |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: db9c6062ba7bb2651297731446a7c6d8c244a922b28ec58eb73050142dab8ee2 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7dfa888e58802d47bfc60cd837848ff5df16dd9aa19b91b6c4736ab303579493 |
| ppc64 | |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: fce481d24cde0cf870fbf1b9d4234776907595ecc458b6dbc8990dba7f693560 |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: c8c0b0611343783d325659a79f5b54f2b8ec3cb19486bf8cc0c1501194e04651 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 46daa5e48f0000b33e0574e2fa6ddb446f83bdbb5024e4ed2d65f931a18db875 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 46daa5e48f0000b33e0574e2fa6ddb446f83bdbb5024e4ed2d65f931a18db875 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: e6fcf10ea745f1b2e59f75585b3a5d9b5a5bf3c1a4115b7b389992edd4b5fea1 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: e6fcf10ea745f1b2e59f75585b3a5d9b5a5bf3c1a4115b7b389992edd4b5fea1 |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: d6876b41e17b40da5ff33aeeeef6479fd738dbfb0a307df8221a5544a61a757d |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 77096f952d01a3c3a40c8310d75c1c75320ce3a66bf12821dcf9089196a0a045 |
| libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 8ba36cc72eeb0bc5e070f51747ee6fe92c2fed9f1cb09a2190813260228d811a |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 09bc08d0363c65f28b5f64ea1c0418fe86b8f0ebb7cd56a28605ec14d99bc7f4 |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 07dd72b5e2ce3e1f6e75dcff0add3541d403a685c3348ec0dc621b4def679065 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7dfa888e58802d47bfc60cd837848ff5df16dd9aa19b91b6c4736ab303579493 |
| x86_64 | |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 06382f0dafa865334860fad8bc2f544683468c9c62484a3333388036fc7d78eb |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dac2ae10dbb0a09a7e6bd341044dfab1e63d8773c9b7582cbf2d40937180f7b0 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a84e77400cb3973858ea44254e509e2e5abb79eb7ab7872ae3f412b8e775e2ef |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a84e77400cb3973858ea44254e509e2e5abb79eb7ab7872ae3f412b8e775e2ef |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 76292a1d41ebfcd81300a138b5e9fb08bb7bf03e7083e52bb08fe4668912d7dc |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 76292a1d41ebfcd81300a138b5e9fb08bb7bf03e7083e52bb08fe4668912d7dc |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 4bd96e7c85bfd0de508fef40334d15c826b153d1e349e9fb4af4112996b70fa0 |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: dca8c6be09b651518f34a5b47364a112d8b3fac137ab22c99256f4f0b26a868b |
| libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 80106cfbeb0b71d337022a01df8acc9dc4fc3205124be3db511ccf2d0b10c7c2 |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 537b642dca536ce675c5e2dc1c80505c0f967da2bfe08cdf2ee4ecdb29e15d42 |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 0ef6f45f812e9c351fc0970a862e18083850f71b3ff0809c6f6993324b14fbb6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 7dfa888e58802d47bfc60cd837848ff5df16dd9aa19b91b6c4736ab303579493 |
| ppc64le | |
| libxml2-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: a3f2e6fe26ee638d51cef036d5c21f3c7475fc1d0c075e9b0b19527e2de815f1 |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 94d45223a6744e10f03120961cc531bd4b317b98b1ef76f6038da25ac35bf41b |
| libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 94d45223a6744e10f03120961cc531bd4b317b98b1ef76f6038da25ac35bf41b |
| libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 0b28211e12406289e28b9b6a4e67d8397f7375ee4ef1eb5684b1e9efcfd4ad43 |
| libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: cace7cb0c176f7d682dd29e06e71ccabcf5f81ddd79c3ac1dd55947dbdf8c13f |
| libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.el7.5.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 2bba051b8e79e186c646c18568c7d49452550bcaad333e2a8bb0d9bd98679921 |
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