| Name | CVE-2018-14567 |
| Description | libxml2 2.9.8, if --with-lzma is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XML file that triggers LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8035 and CVE-2018-9251. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1524-1 |
| NVD severity | medium |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxml2 (PTS) | jessie | 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u6 | vulnerable |
| jessie (security) | 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u8 | fixed | |
| stretch (security), stretch | 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u2 | vulnerable | |
| buster | 2.9.4+dfsg1-7 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye, sid | 2.9.4+dfsg1-8 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libxml2 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | |||
| libxml2 | source | experimental | 2.9.9+dfsg1-1~exp1 | |||
| libxml2 | source | jessie | 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u7 | DLA-1524-1 |
[buster] - libxml2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - libxml2 <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/issues/13 (not public yet)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/2240fbf5912054af025fb6e01e26375100275e74