Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1188-1 libxml2 -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 23 Nov 2017
- Affected Packages:
- libxml2
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-5130.
- More information:
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Pranjal Jumde (@pjumde) reported an heap overflow in memory debug code of libxml2.
For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy10.We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS