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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201507-08 ] libxml2: Denial of Service

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201507-08

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https://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: libxml2: Denial of Service

Date: July 07, 2015

Bugs: #546720

ID: 201507-08

 

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Synopsis

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A vulnerability in libxml2 allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of

Service.

 

Background

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libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome

project.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 dev-libs/libxml2 < 2.9.2-r1 >= 2.9.2-r1

 

Description

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libxml2 returns the empty string when the allocation limit is

encountered while constructing the attribute value string.

 

Impact

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A remote attacker may be able to cause Denial of Service via a

specially crafted XML file.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxml2-2.9.2-r1"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-1819

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1819

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-08

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

 

 

 

 

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