{"id":"ALSA-2023:0173","summary":"Moderate: libxml2 security update","details":"The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* libxml2: integer overflows with XML_PARSE_HUGE (CVE-2022-40303)\n* libxml2: dict corruption caused by entity reference cycles (CVE-2022-40304)\n\nFor 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.","modified":"2026-01-30T00:46:46.037993Z","published":"2023-01-16T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2022-40303","CVE-2022-40304"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0173"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40303"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40304"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2136266"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2136288"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-0173.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxml2","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/libxml2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.7-15.el8_7.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:0173.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libxml2-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/libxml2-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.7-15.el8_7.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:0173.json"}},{"package":{"name":"python3-libxml2","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-libxml2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.7-15.el8_7.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:0173.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}