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Debian: DSA-3952-1 Moderate: Libxml2 DoS and Code Execution Risks

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Calendar Grey August 23, 2017
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Numerous flaws in libxml2 expose systems to possible denial-of-service conditions and risks of executing unauthorized code. Recommended update.
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 oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed
in version 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u5.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.9.4+dfsg1-3.1.

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/



Package: libxml2
CVE ID: CVE-2017-0663 CVE-2017-7375 CVE-2017-7376 CVE-2017-9047

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