- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3744-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso December 23, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libxml2 CVE ID : CVE-2016-4658 CVE-2016-5131 Debian Bug : 840553 840554 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libxml2, a library providing support to read, modify and write XML and HTML files. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XML or HTML file that, when processed by an application using libxml2, would cause a denial-of-service against the application, or potentially, the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u4. For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.1. We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 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/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-3744-1: libxml2 security update
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libxml2, a library providing support to read, modify and write XML and HTML files. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XML or HTML file that, when processed by an application using libxml2, would cause a denial-of-service against
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