Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Updated ovirt-guest-agent packages that fix several bugs and add various
enhancements are now available.
Monthly Archives: March 2017
RHBA-2017:0537-1: redhat-support-plugin-rhev bug fix and enhancement update for RHV 4.0.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Updated redhat-support-plugin-rhev packages that fix several bugs and add
various enhancements are now available.
USN-3235-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3235-1
16th March, 2017
libxml2 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in libxml2.
Software description
- libxml2
– GNOME XML library
Details
It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled format strings. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4448)
It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain malformed
documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted document, an attacker could cause libxml2 to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-4658)
Nick Wellnhofer discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain
malformed documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could cause libxml2 to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2016-5131)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.10:
-
libxml2
2.9.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
libxml2
2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
libxml2
2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.9
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
libxml2
2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.17
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-0043
Active Directory Federation Services in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka “Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability.”
CVE-2017-0050
The kernel API in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7; Windows 8; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; and Windows Server 2016 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to spoof processes, spoof inter-process communication, or cause a denial of service via a crafted application, aka “Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.”
CVE-2017-0075
Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via a crafted application, aka “Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.” This vulnerability is different from that described in CVE-2017-0109.
CVE-2017-0074
Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and 2008 R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 and R2; Windows 10, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows guest OS users, running as virtual machines, to cause a denial of service via a crafted application, aka “Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability.” This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0098, CVE-2017-0076, CVE-2017-0097, and CVE-2017-0099.
CVE-2017-0053
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 R2 SP1, Word 2016, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka “Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability.” This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0006, CVE-2017-0019, CVE-2017-0020, CVE-2017-0030, CVE-2017-0031, and CVE-2017-0052.
CVE-2017-0051
Microsoft Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a crafted Office document, aka “Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch Denial of Service Vulnerability.” This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0074, CVE-2017-0076, CVE-2017-0097, CVE-2017-0098, and CVE-2017-0099.
CVE-2017-0052
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka “Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability.” This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0006, CVE-2017-0019, CVE-2017-0020, CVE-2017-0030, CVE-2017-0031, and CVE-2017-0053.