=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2875-1
January 19, 2016

libxml2 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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.

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.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2875-1
  CVE-2015-7499, CVE-2015-8710

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.14


Ubuntu 2875-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities

January 19, 2016
libxml2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2875-1

CVE-2015-7499, CVE-2015-8710

Severity
January 19, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.14

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