Ubuntu 15.10: USN-2875-1 Critical: libxml2 Denial Of Service

ubuntu

January 19, 2016

libxml2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

libxml2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- libxml2: GNOME XML library

Details:

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain malformed

documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a

specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to

crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu libxml2 crash issue

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.10:
  libxml2                         2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 15.04:
  libxml2                         2.9.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libxml2                         2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libxml2                         2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.14

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.