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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3739-2 Moderate: libxml2 Info Exposure and DoS

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Calendar Grey August 14, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3740-1 tackles vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, bolstering system integrity against severe risks.
Several security issues were fixed in libxml2.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in libxml2.

Software Description:

- libxml2: GNOME XML library

Details:

USN-3739-1 fixed a vulnerability in libxml2. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04.

Original advisory details:

 Matias Brutti discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML

 files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive

 information. (CVE-2016-9318)

 It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain files.

 An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of

 service. (CVE-2018-14404)

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libxml2                         2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.21
  libxml2-utils                   2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.21
  python-libxml2                  2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.21

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3739-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3739-1

  CVE-2016-9318, CVE-2018-14404

August 14, 2018

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