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Gentoo: GLSA 201507-08 Normal: libxml2 Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey July 7, 2015
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The Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201507-08 informs about a DoS vulnerability in libxml2, urging users to update to secure impacted systems against exploitation
A vulnerability in libxml2 allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Summary

libxml2 returns the empty string when the allocation limit is encountered while constructing the attribute value string.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo libxml2 normal severity

Resolution

All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.2-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2015-1819 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1819

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-08
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: libxml2: Denial of Service
Date: July 07, 2015
Bugs: #546720
ID: 201507-08

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo libxml2 normal severity

Synopsis

A vulnerability in libxml2 allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Background

libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome project.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/libxml2 < 2.9.2-r1 >= 2.9.2-r1

Impact

===== A remote attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service via a specially crafted XML file.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.