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Fedora 26 Batik Security Update: Critical XML Processing Fix

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The latest Batik patch for Fedora 26 resolves vulnerabilities related to XML external entity handling, bolstering overall security.
Update to upstream version 1.9

Summary

Batik is a Java(tm) technology based toolkit for applications that want

to use images in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format for various

purposes, such as viewing, generation or manipulation.

Update to upstream version 1.9. Fixes CVE-2017-5662.

[ 1 ] Bug #1443592 - CVE-2017-5662 batik: XML external entity processing vulnerability

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1443592

su -c 'dnf upgrade batik' at the command line.

For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

https://fedoraproject.org/security/

package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org

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Change Log

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Update Instructions

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Product: Fedora 26
Version: 1.9
Release: 3.fc26
Summary: Scalable Vector Graphics for Java

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