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libxml2-2.9.1 — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: ECHO-4fbb-139d-20f4

This notice tracks CVE-2015-8242 for libxml2-2.9.1. Fixed in: 2.9.1+e1.

Products
libxml2-2.9.1
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.9.1+e1
CVEs
CVE-2015-8242
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 14:11 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ECHO-4fbb-139d-20f4

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Oct 2026, 12:17 UTC

ECHO-4fbb-139d-20f4

osv:ECHO-4fbb-139d-20f4

libxml2-2.9.1

Fixed versions: 2.9.1+e1

Complete source record
{
  "id": "e702624d5df01a7a02883aa36eb06ab07b3ed33d546a2aa558fe21c10b836de6",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ECHO-4fbb-139d-20f4",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "ECHO-4fbb-139d-20f4",
    "summary": "ECHO-4fbb-139d-20f4",
    "evidence": "osv:ECHO-4fbb-139d-20f4",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "libxml2-2.9.1",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.9.1+e1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "ECHO-4fbb-139d-20f4",
      "aliases": [
        "ECHO-4fbb-139d-20f4"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "2.9.1+e1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "libxml2-2.9.1",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/echo/libxml2-2.9.1",
            "ecosystem": "Echo"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://advisory.echohq.com/osv/ECHO-4fbb-139d-20f4.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T12:45:08.907306747Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2015-8242"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2015-8242",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8242",
        "https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756372",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1281950",
        "https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=8fb4a770075628d6441fb17a1e435100e2f3b1a2",
        "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04944172",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37",
        "https://support.apple.com/HT206166",
        "https://support.apple.com/HT206167",
        "https://support.apple.com/HT206168",
        "https://support.apple.com/HT206169"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2015-8242",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 393127,
  "published_at": "2026-10-21T12:17:34.263+00:00"
}