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[slackware-security]  libxml2 (SSA:2016-148-01)

New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/libxml2-2.9.4-i486-1_slack14.1.txz:  Upgraded.
  This release fixes bugs and security issues:
  Heap-based buffer underreads due to xmlParseName (CVE-2016-4447).
  Format string vulnerability (CVE-2016-4448).
  Inappropriate fetch of entities content (CVE-2016-4449).
  For more information, see:
    https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/blob/master/NEWS
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4447
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4448
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4449
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 14.0:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:

Updated package for Slackware -current:

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 14.0 package:
c498433ae7d6077a9d5245877aa2c06e  libxml2-2.9.4-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
c92258a87bb30a6cdce2b5428d640bd5  libxml2-2.9.4-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware 14.1 package:
2b74b913a164a23ad2da10eebf923e46  libxml2-2.9.4-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
e2dee612c7de77822824e43a61414c2c  libxml2-2.9.4-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware -current package:
98d1ede4a347a49f2ad972ac5339b9e6  l/libxml2-2.9.4-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
c2d5721aac77b74d7e47a2a8a372d47a  l/libxml2-2.9.4-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libxml2-2.9.4-i486-1_slack14.1.txz


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Slackware: 2016-148-01: libxml2 Security Update

May 27, 2016
New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog: patches/packages/libxml2-2.9.4-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded. This release fixes bugs and security issues: Heap-based buffer underreads due to xmlParseName (CVE-2016-4447). Format string vulnerability (CVE-2016-4448). Inappropriate fetch of entities content (CVE-2016-4449). For more information, see: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/blob/master/NEWS http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4447 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4448 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4449 (* Security fix *)

Where Find New Packages

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 14.0 package: c498433ae7d6077a9d5245877aa2c06e libxml2-2.9.4-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package: c92258a87bb30a6cdce2b5428d640bd5 libxml2-2.9.4-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package: 2b74b913a164a23ad2da10eebf923e46 libxml2-2.9.4-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package: e2dee612c7de77822824e43a61414c2c libxml2-2.9.4-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware -current package: 98d1ede4a347a49f2ad972ac5339b9e6 l/libxml2-2.9.4-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package: c2d5721aac77b74d7e47a2a8a372d47a l/libxml2-2.9.4-x86_64-1.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] libxml2 (SSA:2016-148-01)
New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to fix security issues.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg libxml2-2.9.4-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

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