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Debian: DSA-2424-1 Critical: libxml-atom-perl XML Access Issue

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Calendar Grey March 4, 2012
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Important security patch for libxml-atom-perl resolves XML entity vulnerability affecting Debian systems. Immediate upgrade advised.
It was discovered that the XML::Atom Perl module did not disable external entities when parsing XML from potentially untrusted sources

Summary

It was discovered that the XML::Atom Perl module did not disable
external entities when parsing XML from potentially untrusted sources.
This may allow attackers to gain read access to otherwise protected
ressources, depending on how the library is used.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.37-1+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution
(sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.39-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml-atom-perl packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libxml-atom-perl

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