Packages
- libxml2 -
Details
Andreas Solberg discovered that libxml2 did not handle recursive entities
safely. If an application linked against libxml2 were made to process
a specially crafted XML document, a remote attacker could exhaust the
system's CPU resources, leading to a denial of service.
Andreas Solberg discovered that libxml2 did not handle recursive entities
safely. If an application linked against libxml2 were made to process
a specially crafted XML document, a remote attacker could exhaust the
system's CPU resources, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.04 hardy | libxml2 – 2.6.31.dfsg-2ubuntu1.1 | ||
| 7.10 gutsy | libxml2 – 2.6.30.dfsg-2ubuntu1.2 | ||
| 7.04 feisty | libxml2 – 2.6.27.dfsg-1ubuntu3.2 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | libxml2 – 2.6.24.dfsg-1ubuntu1.2 | ||
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