[xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#803942: CVE-2015-8035: DoS with XZ compression support loop

[Raphael Hertzog]

Package: libxml2
Severity: important
Tags: security patch fixed-upstream
Control: forwarded -1 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=757466

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libxml2.

CVE-2015-8035[0]: DoS if xz enabled

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8035
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8035
    Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

The upstream patch is here:
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=f0709e3ca8f8947f2d91ed34e92e38a4c23eae63

wheezy/jessie are affected.

sid is not affected because XZ support is currently broken but it will be
fixed in the next upstream release.

Cheers,
-- 
Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer

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