Ubuntu 1656-1: Libxml2 vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: libxml2 2.8.0+dfsg1-5ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 11.10: libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-4ubuntu0.5 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libxml2 2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.7 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libxml2 2.6.31.dfsg-2ubuntu1.11 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1656-1
CVE-2012-5134
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.8.0+dfsg1-5ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.8.dfsg-4ubuntu0.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/2.6.31.dfsg-2ubuntu1.11