{"id":"MGASA-2022-0290","summary":"Updated libxml2 packages fix security vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code\n(CVE-2016-3709).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T00:11:53.162017935Z","published":"2022-08-20T10:04:13Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-3709"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0290.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30712"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5548-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxml2","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/libxml2?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.10-7.5.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0290.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}