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Fedora 34: FEDORA-2021-e8b7e177a4 moderate: libxml2 attack fix

Update to 2.9.12 * Fix CVE-2021-3541 * Verify sources with GPG signature. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2021-e8b7e177a4 2021-05-24 01:00:24.873751 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : libxml2 Product : Fedora 34 Version : 2.9.12 Release : 2.fc34 URL : Summary : Library providing XML and HTML support Description : This library allows to manipulate XML files. It includes support to read, modify and write XML and HTML files. There is DTDs support this includes parsing and validation even with complex DtDs, either at parse time or later once the document has been modified. The output can be a simple SAX stream or and in-memory DOM like representations. In this case one can use the built-in XPath and XPointer implementation to select sub nodes or ranges. A flexible Input/Output mechanism is available, with existing HTTP and FTP modules and combined to an URI library. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Update to 2.9.12 * Fix CVE-2021-3541 * Verify sources with GPG signature --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Wed May 19 2021 David King - 2.9.12-2 - Fix python-lxml regression with 2.9.12 * Thu May 13 2021 David King - 2.9.12-1 - Update to 2.9.12 (#1960153) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1960153 - CVE-2021-3541 libxml2: Exponential entity expansion attack bypasses all existing protection mechanisms [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1960153 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2021-e8b7e177a4' at the command line. For more information, refer to thednf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure . Boost your Fedora 34 system with the libxml2 2.9.12 upgrade, which resolves CVE-2021-3541 vulnerabilities and includes improvements for source verification processes.. Libxml2 Update, Fedora Security, Security Alerts. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 23, 2021 Fedora