[xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#802827: libxml2: CVE-2015-7942: heap-buffer-overflow in xmlParseConditionalSections

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libxml2
Version: 2.9.2+zdfsg1-4
Severity: normal
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756456

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libxml2.

CVE-2015-7942[0]:
heap-buffer-overflow in xmlParseConditionalSections

The issues seems present and fixed with [2], but please double check.

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-2015-7942
[1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756456
[2] https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=bd0526e66a56e75a18da8c15c4750db8f801c52d

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore