Slackware alert SSA:2024-206-02 (libxml2)

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[slackware-security]  libxml2 (SSA:2024-206-02)
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Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:46:47 -0700
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[slackware-security]  libxml2 (SSA:2024-206-02)

New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware XXX 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/libxml2-2.11.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes a security issue:
  Fix XXE protection in downstream code.
  For more information, see:
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40896
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patc...

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/pa...

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/s...

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current...


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
a52692a6f8bd22e350cd31258287dee0  libxml2-2.11.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
a585d867386e1ae2c77a136d2162ca09  libxml2-2.11.9-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
9a5aca640e5a4ed4fbb807e1a1749993  l/libxml2-2.13.3-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
314261f48d01111c5c3651e326685462  l/libxml2-2.13.3-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libxml2-2.11.9-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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