Debian: DSA-3744-1 High: Libxml2 Denial Of Service Threats
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December 23, 2016
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libxml2, a library providing support to read, modify and write XML and HTML files
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Summary
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/
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CVE ID: CVE-2016-4658 CVE-2016-5131
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