CVE-2017-5969 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-5969: libxml2 2.9.4, when used in recover mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted XML document. NOTE: The maintainer states "I would disagree of a CVE with the Recover parsing option which should only be used for manual recovery at least for XML

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-5969 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.4+dfsg1-5.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.4+dfsg1-5.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.4+dfsg1-5.1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.4-r4
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libxml2
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.4-r4
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libxml2
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.4-r4
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libxml2
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.4-r4
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libxml2
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.4-r4
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade libxml2
```

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