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The package libxml2 before version 2.9.4+12+ge905f08-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. 
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201611-2
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2016-11-01
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-4658 CVE-2016-5131
Package : libxml2
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Summary
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The package libxml2 before version 2.9.4+12+ge905f08-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.9.4+12+ge905f08-1.

# pacman -Syu "libxml2>=2.9.4+12+ge905f08-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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- CVE-2016-4658 (arbitrary code execution)

A use-after-free vulnerability via namespace nodes in XPointer ranges
was found in libxml2.

- CVE-2016-5131 (arbitrary code execution)

Bugs in xmlXPathEvalExpr and xmlXPtrRangeToFunction can lead to a use-after-free and allow control of the instruction pointer.

Impact
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A remote attacker is able to use a specially crafted XPath payload to
execute arbitrary code.

References
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384424


https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=623378
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4658
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5131