libxslt: Multiple Vulnerabilities — GLSA 202310-23

Several use-after-free vulnerabilities have been found in libxslt.

Affected packages

dev-libs/libxslt on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.1.35
Unaffected versions >= 1.1.35

Background

libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT itself is an XML language to define transformations for XML.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxslt. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.35"
 

References

Release date
October 31, 2023

Latest revision
October 31, 2023: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
remote

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