CVE-2008-3281 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2008-3281: libxml2 2.6.32 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion in an attribute value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2008-3281 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.6.32.dfsg-3urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.6.32.dfsg-3urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.6.32.dfsg-3urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2

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