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[Cucumber-linux-security] libxml2 (security update is available)
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From: Z5T1 <z5...@z5...> - 2017-09-13 15:14:50
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Update Information A security update is available for libxml2 for the following versions of Cucumber Linux: * 1.0 Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog: +----------------+ Wed Sep 13 10:40:51 EDT 2017 lib-general/libxml2 upgraded from 2.9.4 to 2.9.5 to fix two security vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-5131 and CVE-2017-5969. For more information see: http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=18 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5131 http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=20 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5969 multilib/lib-general/libxml2 upgraded from 2.9.4 to 2.9.5 (x86_64 only) * SECURITY FIX * +----------------+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLD and CVE Information This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency (CLD) and CVE numbers: * CLD-18 [CVE-2016-5131] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=18) * CLD-20 [CVE-2017-5969] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=20) More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in parenthesis above). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Installing the Update The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following commands (as root): # pickle --update # pickle Make sure libxml2 is selected on the update list, and then select Ok. Pickle will then install the updated package. If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found at the following location: Cucumber 1.0 i686: http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0/cucumber-i686/lib-general/libxml2-2.9.5-i686-1.txz Cucumber 1.0 x86_64: http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0/cucumber-x86_64/lib-general/libxml2-2.9.5-x86_64-1.txz http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0/cucumber-x86_64/multilib/lib-general/libxml2-lib_i686-2.9.5-lib_i686-1.txz To upgrade the package manually, download the new package and run the following command (as root): # upgradepkg libxml2-2.9.5-i686-1.txz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Cucumber Linux Security Team cuc...@li... http://www.cucumberlinux.com/security.php |
