Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20161292
Revision Date:2016-07-18Version:646
Title:RHSA-2016:1292: libxml2 security update (Important)
Description:The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.

Security Fix(es):

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libxml2 parsed certain crafted XML input. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XML file that, when opened in an application linked against libxml2, would cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application. (CVE-2016-1834, CVE-2016-1840)

  • Multiple denial of service flaws were found in libxml2. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafted XML file that, when processed by an application using libxml2, could cause that application to crash. (CVE-2016-1762, CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-1835, CVE-2016-1836, CVE-2016-1837, CVE-2016-1838, CVE-2016-1839, CVE-2016-3627, CVE-2016-3705, CVE-2016-4447, CVE-2016-4448, CVE-2016-4449)
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-1762
    CVE-2016-1833
    CVE-2016-1834
    CVE-2016-1835
    CVE-2016-1836
    CVE-2016-1837
    CVE-2016-1838
    CVE-2016-1839
    CVE-2016-1840
    CVE-2016-3627
    CVE-2016-3705
    CVE-2016-4447
    CVE-2016-4448
    CVE-2016-4449
    RHSA-2016:1292
    RHSA-2016:1292-00
    RHSA-2016:1292-01
    RHSA-2016:1292-02
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is installed
  • AND
  • libxml2 is earlier than 0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.3
  • AND libxml2 is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libxml2-devel is earlier than 0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.3
  • AND libxml2-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libxml2-python is earlier than 0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.3
  • AND libxml2-python is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libxml2-static is earlier than 0:2.9.1-6.el7_2.3
  • AND libxml2-static is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is installed
  • AND
  • libxml2 is earlier than 0:2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
  • AND libxml2 is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libxml2-devel is earlier than 0:2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
  • AND libxml2-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libxml2-python is earlier than 0:2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
  • AND libxml2-python is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • libxml2-static is earlier than 0:2.7.6-21.el6_8.1
  • AND libxml2-static is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • BACK