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Alpine: multiple libxml2 packages, multiple py3-libxml2 packages: security update to 2.9.4-r2

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 424131

Description

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

 - libxml2 2.9.4 and earlier, as used in XMLSec 1.2.23 and earlier and other products, does not offer a flag
 directly indicating that the current document may be read but other files may not be opened, which makes
 it easier for remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted document.
 (CVE-2016-9318)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-9318

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 424131

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Published: 4/4/2025

Updated: 5/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9318

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/15/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9318

BID: 94347