1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2875-1

USN-2875-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities

Publication date

19 January 2016

Overview

libxml2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

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.

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

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all 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
15.10 wily libxml2 –  2.9.2+zdfsg1-4ubuntu0.3
15.04 vivid libxml2 –  2.9.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.3
14.04 trusty libxml2 –  2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7
12.04 precise libxml2 –  2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.14

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