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[SECURITY] [DSA 2255-1] libxml2 security update
From: Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs () debian org>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 19:23:30 +0200 (CEST)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2255-1 security () debian org http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst June 6, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libxml2 Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem type : local (remote) Debian-specific: no Debian Bug : 628537 Chris Evans discovered that libxml was vulnerable to buffer overflows, which allowed a crafted XML input file to potentially execute arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny4. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.8.dfsg-3. We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce () lists debian org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJN7QwPAAoJEOxfUAG2iX57YJAH/josuE57GS1ccWBCgGPy6iZB v1fYpvcstvnjOlkMtWzgnrSZVoDm6VLuaIabAzIZ/sXvrcWvC+pXsu73KsksTf2N ryEbEWdeb/uuEMbcDewzUl5Ywix2amHrwIBvH0VV/tgQax3gHAtr8sg3H649NC/X rI4qu+TzTMPKQpXxvnvZt1A65kaIQMKQ5vkY3S4Ol0QmbohVsOcbZDR86/8FWhLN qwG1+gm6CKWwHzXDNJMaWlou3vOPipiX958rkrrHk3xVHg9H/cEZ+LP/bv3OEzPn Bob54WQjQZoXwgWmQdEba667HqvrICxdsUER6A5rG3BQnCNeUzuYd64yBVuYYsQ= =TfN+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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