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Debian Wheezy: DLA-1188-1 Critical: libxml2 Heap Overflow Risk

debian lts
Calendar Grey November 23, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
An urgent security patch for libxml2 on Debian 7 Wheezy fixes heap overflow vulnerabilities identified by Pranjal Jumde.
Pranjal Jumde (@pjumde) reported an heap overflow in memory debug code of libxml2

Summary

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy10.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

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



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Package: libxml2
Version: 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy10
CVE ID: CVE-2017-5130

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