CVE-2015-8242 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2015-8242: The xmlSAX2TextNode function in SAX2.c in the push interface in the HTML parser in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) or obtain sensitive information via crafted XML data.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2015-8242 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.3+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.3+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.3+dfsg1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2
```

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