| Name | CVE-2021-3541 |
| Description | A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2669-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 988603 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libxml2 (PTS) | bullseye | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u5 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libxml2 | source | stretch | 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u5 | | DLA-2669-1 | |
| libxml2 | source | buster | 2.9.4+dfsg1-7+deb10u2 | | | |
| libxml2 | source | (unstable) | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7 | | | 988603 |
Notes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950515
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/8598060bacada41a0eb09d95c97744ff4e428f8e
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/228 (currently private)
https://blog.hartwork.org/posts/cve-2021-3541-parameter-laughs-fixed-in-libxml2-2-9-11/