A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in XML::LibXML, a Perl interface to the libxml2 library, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code by controlling the arguments to a replaceChild() call.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4042-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
November 19, 2017                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libxml-libxml-perl
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-10672
Debian Bug     : 866676

A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in XML::LibXML, a Perl
interface to the libxml2 library, allowing an attacker to execute
arbitrary code by controlling the arguments to a replaceChild() call.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.0116+dfsg-1+deb8u2.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0128+dfsg-1+deb9u1.

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

For the detailed security status of libxml-libxml-perl please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxml-libxml-perl

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these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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