Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-3494-1

USN-3494-1: XML::LibXML vulnerability

Publication date

27 November 2017

Overview

XML::LibXML could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted input.

Releases

17.10 17.04 16.04 LTS 14.04 LTS

Packages

libxml-libxml-perl - Perl interface to the libxml2 library

Details

It was discovered that XML::LibXML incorrectly handled memory when
processing a replaceChild call. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
17.10 artful	libxml-libxml-perl – 2.0128+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1
17.04 zesty	libxml-libxml-perl – 2.0128+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
16.04 xenial	libxml-libxml-perl – 2.0123+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty	libxml-libxml-perl – 2.0108+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2

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References

CVE-2017-10672

CVE-2017-10672