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Debian: DLA-2653-1 Critical Libxml2 Update For Denial Of Service

debian lts
Calendar Grey May 10, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
Mitigating libxml2 security issues in Debian LTS through essential patches to strengthen system integrity.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libxml2, a library providing support to read, modify and write XML and HTML files, which could cause denial of service via application cr...
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.

For the detailed security status of libxml2 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libxml2

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: 2.9.4+dfsg1-2.2+deb9u4
CVE ID: CVE-2021-3516 CVE-2021-3517 CVE-2021-3518 CVE-2021-3537

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