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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS USN-640-1 Critical: libxml2 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey September 3, 2008
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A critical libxml2 flaw can lead to CPU overload due to harmful XML on Ubuntu platforms. Ensure protection by applying updates promptly.
Andreas Solberg discovered that libxml2 did not handle recursive entities safely

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security advisory denial of service security issue ubuntu libxml2 cpu exhaustion

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-640-1 September 03, 2008

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security advisory denial of service security issue ubuntu libxml2 cpu exhaustion

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