[xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#870867: libxml2: CVE-2017-7375: Missing validation for external entities in xmlParsePEReference

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libxml2
Version: 2.9.1+dfsg1-5
Severity: important
Tags: patch upstream security

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libxml2.

CVE-2017-7375[0]:
Missing validation for external entities in xmlParsePEReference

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-2017-7375
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7375
[1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=780691
[2] https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=90ccb58242866b0ba3edbef8fe44214a101c2b3e
[3] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462203
[4] https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1044894

Regards,
Salvatore