Synopsis: Moderate: libxml2 security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2015:0749-1
Issue Date: 2015-03-30
CVE Numbers: CVE-2014-0191
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It was discovered that libxml2 loaded external parameter entities even
when entity substitution was disabled. A remote attacker able to provide a
specially crafted XML file to an application linked against libxml2 could
use this flaw to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks, possibly
resulting in a denial of service or an information leak on the system.
(CVE-2014-0191)
The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update
to take effect.
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SL7
x86_64
libxml2-2.9.1-5.el7_1.2.i686.rpm
libxml2-2.9.1-5.el7_1.2.x86_64.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-5.el7_1.2.i686.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-5.el7_1.2.x86_64.rpm
libxml2-python-2.9.1-5.el7_1.2.x86_64.rpm
libxml2-devel-2.9.1-5.el7_1.2.i686.rpm
libxml2-devel-2.9.1-5.el7_1.2.x86_64.rpm
libxml2-static-2.9.1-5.el7_1.2.i686.rpm
libxml2-static-2.9.1-5.el7_1.2.x86_64.rpm
– Scientific Linux Development Team
