=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2214-1
May 15, 2014

libxml2 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

libxml2 could be made to consume resources if it processed a specially
crafted file.

Software Description:
- libxml2: GNOME XML library

Details:

Daniel Berrange discovered that libxml2 would incorrectly perform entity
substitution even when requested not to. If a user or automated system were
tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could
possibly cause resource consumption, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libxml2                         2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 13.10:
  libxml2                         2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libxml2                         2.8.0+dfsg1-5ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libxml2                         2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.7

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libxml2                         2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.11

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2214-1
  CVE-2014-0191

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.8.0+dfsg1-5ubuntu2.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.11


Ubuntu 2214-1: libxml2 vulnerability

May 15, 2014
libxml2 could be made to consume resources if it processed a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libxml2 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 13.10: libxml2 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libxml2 2.8.0+dfsg1-5ubuntu2.5 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.7 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libxml2 2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.11 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2214-1

CVE-2014-0191

Severity
May 15, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.8.0+dfsg1-5ubuntu2.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.11

Related News