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Debian 8: DLA-1839-1 Security Update Addressing DoS Vulnerability

debian lts
Calendar Grey June 29, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
Expat XML processing tool security patch issued to fix vulnerabilities causing service interruptions, now enhanced for Ubuntu.
It was discovered that Expat, an XML parsing C library, did not properly handle XML input including XML names that contain a large number of colons, potentially resulting in denial...
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your expat 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: expat
Version: 2.1.0-6+deb8u5
CVE ID: CVE-2018-20843
Debian Bug: 931031

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