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Package details: pkg:alpm/archlinux/libxml2@2.9.8-5
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VCID-8pzj-mq5r-rqcq Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') The xz_decomp function in xzlib.c in libxml2, if --with-lzma is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XML file that triggers LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8035. CVE-2018-9251

Date Actor Action Vulnerability Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-18T03:46:33.020541+00:00 Arch Linux Importer Fixing VCID-8pzj-mq5r-rqcq https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-672 38.4.0
2026-04-01T18:27:04.891424+00:00 Arch Linux Importer Fixing VCID-8pzj-mq5r-rqcq https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-672 38.0.0