QID 240835

Date Published: 2022-11-09

QID 240835: Red Hat Update for xmlrpc-c (RHSA-2022:7692)

Xml-rpc is a remote procedure call (rpc) protocol that uses xml to encode its calls and http as a transport mechanism.
The xmlrpc-c packages provide a network protocol to allow a client program to make a simple rpc (remote procedure call) over the internet.
It converts an rpc into an xml document, sends it to a remote server using http, and gets back the response in xml...Security Fix(es):

    expat: integer overflow in doprolog in xmlparse.c (cve-2021-46143).
    Expat: integer overflow in addbinding in xmlparse.c (cve-2022-22822).
    Expat: integer overflow in build_model in xmlparse.c (cve-2022-22823).
    Expat: integer overflow in defineattribute in xmlparse.c (cve-2022-22824).
    Expat: integer overflow in lookup in xmlparse.c (cve-2022-22825).
    Expat: integer overflow in nextscaffoldpart in xmlparse.c (cve-2022-22826).
    Expat: integer overflow in storeatts in xmlparse.c (cve-2022-22827).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 8 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 8 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 8 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 8 aarch64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for x86_64 8 x86_64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for power, little endian 8 ppc64le.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for arm 64 8 aarch64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for ibm z systems 8 s390x.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:7692 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 240835

    CVE-2021-46143 | CVE-2022-22822 | CVE-2022-22823 | CVE-2022-22824 | CVE-2022-22825 | CVE-2022-22826 | CVE-2022-22827 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:7692 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7692
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