ELA-1029-1 tinyxml security update

Deny of Service via a specially crafted XML file

2024-01-16
Packagetinyxml
Version2.6.2-2+deb8u2 (jessie), 2.6.2-4+deb9u2 (stretch)
Related CVEs CVE-2023-34194


TinyXML, a small and simple XML parser library, was vulnerable. A specially crafted XML document with a NUL character (\0) located after a whitespace character, could trigger a crash.



For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.2-2+deb8u2.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.2-4+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your tinyxml packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.