USN-2592-1: XML::LibXML vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2592-1

4th May, 2015

libxml-libxml-perl vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu (vivid)
• Ubuntu 14.10
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

XML::LibXML could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software description

• libxml-libxml-perl - Perl interface to the libxml2 library

Details

Tilmann Haak discovered that XML::LibXML incorrectly handled the
expand_entities parameter in certain situations. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu (vivid):

libxml-libxml-perl 2.0116+dfsg-1ubuntu0.15.04.1

Ubuntu 14.10:

libxml-libxml-perl 2.0116+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

libxml-libxml-perl 2.0108+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

libxml-libxml-perl 1.89+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2015-3451

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/1KHGyy0