Ubuntu alert USN-2875-1 (libxml2)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-2875-1] libxml2 vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Tue, 19 Jan 2016 16:27:15 -0500 | |
| Message-ID: | <569EAA33.8020600@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2875-1 January 19, 2016 libxml2 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.10 - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: libxml2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libxml2: GNOME XML library Details: It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain malformed documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.10: libxml2 2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 15.04: libxml2 2.9.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libxml2 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.14 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2875-1 CVE-2015-7499, CVE-2015-8710 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.2+zdfsg1... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.2+dfsg1-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.1+dfsg1-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.8.dfsg-5... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...