Ubuntu alert USN-2592-1 (libxml-libxml-perl)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-2592-1] XML::LibXML vulnerability | |
| Date: | Mon, 04 May 2015 13:07:25 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <5547A74D.2070603@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2592-1 May 04, 2015 libxml-libxml-perl vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: XML::LibXML could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - libxml-libxml-perl: Perl interface to the libxml2 library Details: Tilmann Haak discovered that XML::LibXML incorrectly handled the expand_entities parameter in certain situations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: libxml-libxml-perl 2.0116+dfsg-1ubuntu0.15.04.1 Ubuntu 14.10: libxml-libxml-perl 2.0116+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.10.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libxml-libxml-perl 2.0108+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxml-libxml-perl 1.89+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2592-1 CVE-2015-3451 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-libxml-perl/2... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-libxml-perl/2... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-libxml-perl/2... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml-libxml-perl/1... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...