RHSA-2025:1256: Moderate: doxygen security update

Published Feb 10, 2025
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Updated

Doxygen can generate an online class browser (in HTML) and/or a reference manual (in LaTeX) from a set of documented source files. The documentation is extracted directly from the sources. Doxygen can also be configured to extract the code structure from undocumented source files. <br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> jquery: Untrusted code execution via &lt;option&gt; tag in HTML passed to DOM manipulation methods (CVE-2020-11023)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
redhat/doxygen<1.8.5-3.el7_7.1
1.8.5-3.el7_7.1
redhat/doxygen<1.8.5-3.el7_7.1
1.8.5-3.el7_7.1
redhat/doxygen-debuginfo<1.8.5-3.el7_7.1
1.8.5-3.el7_7.1
redhat/doxygen-doxywizard<1.8.5-3.el7_7.1
1.8.5-3.el7_7.1
redhat/doxygen-latex<1.8.5-3.el7_7.1
1.8.5-3.el7_7.1

Remediation

Event History

Feb 10, 2025
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·10:11 PM
Feb 18, 2025
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·11:58 PM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·11:58 PM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2025:1256?

The severity of RHSA-2025:1256 is categorized as moderate.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2025:1256?

To fix RHSA-2025:1256, you should update the doxygen package to version 1.8.5-3.el7_7.1 or later.

3

Which packages are affected by RHSA-2025:1256?

The affected packages include doxygen, doxygen-debuginfo, doxygen-doxywizard, and doxygen-latex.

4

Is there a need to restart after applying the fix for RHSA-2025:1256?

No, a restart is not required after updating the doxygen package for RHSA-2025:1256.

5

What systems are impacted by RHSA-2025:1256?

RHSA-2025:1256 impacts Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server versions that utilize the affected doxygen packages.

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