[Cucumber-linux-security] libxml2 (security update is available)
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From: Scott C. <sc...@cu...> - 2018-10-08 18:26:12
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Update Information A security update is available for libxml2 for the following versions of Cucumber Linux: * 1.0 * 1.1 Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.1 changelog: +----------------+ Mon Oct 8 14:13:31 EDT 2018 lib-general/libxml2 rebuilt (build 2) to fix two security vulnerabilities, CVE-2018-9251 and CVE-2018-14567, which allowed for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XML file that triggers LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR. For more information see: https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=568 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-9251 https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=574 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14567 multilib/lib-general/libxml2-lib_i686 rebuilt (build 2, x86_64 only) * SECURITY FIX * +----------------+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLD and CVE Information This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency (CLD) and CVE numbers: * CLD-568 [CVE-2018-9251] (https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=568) * CLD-574 [CVE-2018-14567] (https://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=574) 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 on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Cucumber Linux Security Team cuc...@li... <mailto:cuc...@li...> https://www.cucumberlinux.com/security.php |