Slackware: 2024-206-02: libxml2 Security Advisory Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libxml2-2.11.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: Fix XXE protection in downstream code. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40896 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/libxml2-2.11.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libxml2-2.11.9-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libxml2-2.13.3-i686-1.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libxml2-2.13.3-x86_64-1.txz
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 15.0 package:
a52692a6f8bd22e350cd31258287dee0 libxml2-2.11.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
a585d867386e1ae2c77a136d2162ca09 libxml2-2.11.9-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
9a5aca640e5a4ed4fbb807e1a1749993 l/libxml2-2.13.3-i686-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
314261f48d01111c5c3651e326685462 l/libxml2-2.13.3-x86_64-1.txz
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Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg libxml2-2.11.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz