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===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Moderate: libxml2 security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0836-02 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html Issue date: 2008-08-21 CVE Names: CVE-2008-3281 =====================================================================
1. Summary:
Updated libxml2 packages that fix a security issue are now available.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
3. Description:
The libxml2 packages provide a library that allows you to manipulate XML files. It includes support to read, modify, and write XML and HTML files.
A denial of service flaw was found in the way libxml2 processes certain content. If an application linked against libxml2 processes malformed XML content, it could cause the application to stop responding. (CVE-2008-3281)
Red Hat would like to thank Andreas Solberg for responsibly disclosing this issue.
All users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
458086 - CVE-2008-3281 libxml2 denial of service
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 :
Source: libxml2-2.4.19-9.ent.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.4.19-9.ent.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.4.19-9.ent.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.4.19-9.ent.i386.rpm
ia64: libxml2-2.4.19-9.ent.ia64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.4.19-9.ent.ia64.rpm libxml2-python-2.4.19-9.ent.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
Source: libxml2-2.4.19-9.ent.src.rpm
ia64: libxml2-2.4.19-9.ent.ia64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.4.19-9.ent.ia64.rpm libxml2-python-2.4.19-9.ent.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
Source: libxml2-2.4.19-9.ent.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.4.19-9.ent.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.4.19-9.ent.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.4.19-9.ent.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
Source: libxml2-2.4.19-9.ent.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.4.19-9.ent.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.4.19-9.ent.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.4.19-9.ent.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/libxml2-2.5.10-10.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm
ia64: libxml2-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm
ppc: libxml2-2.5.10-10.ppc.rpm libxml2-2.5.10-10.ppc64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.ppc.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.ppc64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.ppc.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.ppc.rpm
s390: libxml2-2.5.10-10.s390.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.s390.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.s390.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.s390.rpm
s390x: libxml2-2.5.10-10.s390.rpm libxml2-2.5.10-10.s390x.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.s390.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.s390x.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.s390x.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.s390x.rpm
x86_64: libxml2-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source: libxml2-2.5.10-10.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm
x86_64: libxml2-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/libxml2-2.5.10-10.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm
ia64: libxml2-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm
x86_64: libxml2-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/libxml2-2.5.10-10.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm
ia64: libxml2-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.ia64.rpm
x86_64: libxml2-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm libxml2-python-2.5.10-10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm
ia64: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm
ppc: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.ppc.rpm libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.ppc64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.ppc.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.ppc64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.ppc.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.ppc.rpm
s390: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.s390.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.s390.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.s390.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.s390.rpm
s390x: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.s390.rpm libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.s390x.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.s390.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.s390x.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.s390x.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.s390x.rpm
x86_64: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm
x86_64: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm
ia64: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm
x86_64: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm
ia64: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.ia64.rpm
x86_64: libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.16-12.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source: libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm
x86_64: libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.x86_64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.x86_64.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source: libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm
x86_64: libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.x86_64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source: libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.src.rpm
i386: libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm
ia64: libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.ia64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.ia64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.ia64.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.ia64.rpm
ppc: libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.ppc.rpm libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.ppc64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.ppc.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.ppc64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.ppc.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.ppc64.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.ppc.rpm
s390x: libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.s390.rpm libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.s390x.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.s390.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.s390x.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.s390.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.s390x.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.s390x.rpm
x86_64: libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.x86_64.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-debuginfo-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.x86_64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.i386.rpm libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.x86_64.rpm libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.3.x86_64.rpm
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7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3281 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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