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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201507-08
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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@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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