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Echo: libxml2-2.9.1: security update to 2.9.1+e1

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 476439

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in libxml2 2.9.1 does not properly detect compression errors, which
 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (process hang) via crafted XML data.
 (CVE-2015-8035)

Solution

Update the libxml2-2.9.1 library and its related packages to version 2.9.1+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2015-8035

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 476439

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/21/2026

Updated: 10/21/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8035

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/2/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8035