Fixed
Created: Apr 16, 2018
Updated: Dec 16, 2018
Resolved Date: Nov 18, 2018
Found In Version: 6.0.0.36
Fix Version: 6.0.0.38
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 6
Component/s: Userspace
The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in 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.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9251