Debian Security Advisory
DSA-2128-1 libxml2 -- invalid memory access
- Date Reported:
- 01 Dec 2010
- Affected Packages:
- libxml2
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2010-4008.
- More information:
-
Bui Quang Minh discovered that libxml2, a library for parsing and handling XML data files, does not well process a malformed XPATH, causing crash and allowing arbitrary code execution.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2.
For the testing (squeeze) and unstable (sid) distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.8.dfsg-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2.dsc
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-doc_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_arm.deb
- ARM EABI:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_armel.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_ia64.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.