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Debian 8: DSA-3605-1 Critical: Libxslt DoS Risks and Information Disclosure

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Calendar Grey June 19, 2016
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Important security patch for libxslt tackling potential data exposure and Denial of Service vulnerabilities. Immediate upgrade advised.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libxslt, an XSLT processing runtime library, which could lead to information disclosure or denial-of-service (application crash) against ...
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Summary

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.1.28-2+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxslt packages.

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



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Package: libxslt
CVE ID: CVE-2015-7995 CVE-2016-1683 CVE-2016-1684

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