rPath alert rPSA-2008-0017-1 (libxml2)

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rPSA-2008-0017-1 libxml2
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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0017-1
Published: 2008-01-15
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1
    rPath Linux 1

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    libxml2=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.6.22-1.2-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2121

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6284

Description:
    Previous versions of the libxml2 package are vulnerable to a Denial of
    Service attack in which malformed XML content may cause an application
    using libxml2 to enter an infinite loop.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0017

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