RHSA-2023:4767 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · August 28, 2023
Updated · November 2, 2026
Topic
An update for libxml2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support.
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: Incorrect server side include parsing can lead to XSS (CVE-2016-3709)
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.