• [SECURITY] [DSA 2394-1] libxml2 security update

    From Luciano Bello@1:229/2 to All on Fri Jan 27 00:10:01 2012
    From: [email protected]

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    - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2394-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Luciano Bello January 27, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package : libxml2
    Vulnerability : several
    Problem type : remote
    Debian-specific: no
    CVE ID : CVE-2011-0216 CVE-2011-2821 CVE-2011-2834 CVE-2011-3905
    CVE-2011-3919
    Debian Bug : 652352 643648 656377

    Many security problems had been fixed in libxml2, a popular library to handle XML data files.

    CVE-2011-3919:
    Jüri Aedla discovered a heap-based buffer overflow that allows remote attackers
    to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

    CVE-2011-0216:
    An Off-by-one error have been discoveried that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

    CVE-2011-2821:
    A memory corruption (double free) bug has been identified in libxml2's XPath engine. Through it, it is possible to an attacker allows cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact. This vulnerability does not affect the oldstable distribution (lenny).

    CVE-2011-2834:
    Yang Dingning discovered a double free vulnerability related to XPath handling.

    CVE-2011-3905:
    An out-of-bounds read vulnerability had been discovered, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

    For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
    version 2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny5.

    For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
    version 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze2.

    For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
    version 2.7.8.dfsg-7.

    For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
    version 2.7.8.dfsg-7.

    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: [email protected]
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  • From Dennis Clarke@1:229/2 to All on Fri Jan 27 02:00:01 2012
    XPost: linux.debian.security
    From: [email protected]

    Let me resend with [email protected] in the addr field.


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    Debian Security Advisory DSA-2394-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Luciano Bello January 27, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package : libxml2
    Vulnerability : several
    Problem type : remote
    Debian-specific: no
    CVE ID : CVE-2011-0216 CVE-2011-2821 CVE-2011-2834 CVE-2011-3905
    CVE-2011-3919
    Debian Bug : 652352 643648 656377

    No update can be seen at ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml2/

    Therefore, have patches been pushed upstream ?

    dc

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