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Debian 8: DLA-2048-1 Moderate: libxml2 Denial Of Service Issue

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Calendar Grey December 28, 2019
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Explore the latest Debian 8 revision for libxml2 addressing a service interruption flaw found in version 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u9.
It was discovered that there was a potential denial of service vulnerability in libxml2, the GNOME XML parsing library
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Summary

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


Regards,

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Package: libxml2
Version: 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u8
CVE ID: CVE-2019-19956

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