rPSA-2008-0325-1 libxml2

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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0325-1
Published: 2008-11-19
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    libxml2=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.6.22-1.3-1
    libxml2=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/2.6.30-3-0.1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2723
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2891

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3281
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3529
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4225
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4226

Description:
    Previous versions of the libxml2 package contain multiple
    vulnerabilities, the most serious of which may allow a
    user-assisted attacker to execute arbitrary code via
    maliciously crafted XML content. Other vulnerabilities
    include Denials of Service.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0325

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