[USN-2214-1] libxml2 vulnerability
Marc Deslauriers
marc.deslauriers at canonical.com
Thu May 15 18:01:22 UTC 2014
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2214-1
May 15, 2014
libxml2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
libxml2 could be made to consume resources if it processed a specially
crafted file.
Software Description:
- libxml2: GNOME XML library
Details:
Daniel Berrange discovered that libxml2 would incorrectly perform entity
substitution even when requested not to. If a user or automated system were
tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could
possibly cause resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libxml2 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu 13.10:
libxml2 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 12.10:
libxml2 2.8.0+dfsg1-5ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.7
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libxml2 2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.11
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2214-1
CVE-2014-0191
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.8.0+dfsg1-5ubuntu2.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.7
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.11
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