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Ubuntu alert USN-1784-1 (libxslt)

From:  Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-1784-1] libxslt vulnerability
Date:  Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:26:07 -0400
Message-ID:  <515ACE5F.7020203@canonical.com>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1784-1 April 02, 2013 libxslt vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: Applications using libxslt could be made to crash if they processed a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libxslt: XSLT processing library Details: Nicholas Gregoire discovered that libxslt incorrectly handled certain empty values. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted XSLT document, a remote attacker could cause libxslt to crash, causing a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: libxslt1.1 1.1.26-14ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxslt1.1 1.1.26-8ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 11.10: libxslt1.1 1.1.26-7ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libxslt1.1 1.1.26-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libxslt1.1 1.1.22-1ubuntu1.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1784-1 CVE-2012-6139 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.26-14ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.26-8ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.26-7ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.26-1ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxslt/1.1.22-1ubun... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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