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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200801-20 (libxml2)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200801-20.
Insight
Insight
A Denial of Service vulnerability has been reported in libxml2.
Solution
Solution
All libxml2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/libxml2-2.6.30-r1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200801-20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202628