Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2592-1
4th May, 2015
libxml-libxml-perl vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu (vivid)
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
XML::LibXML could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software description
- libxml-libxml-perl
– Perl interface to the libxml2 library
Details
Tilmann Haak discovered that XML::LibXML incorrectly handled the
expand_entities parameter in certain situations. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu (vivid):
-
libxml-libxml-perl
2.0116+dfsg-1ubuntu0.15.04.1
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
libxml-libxml-perl
2.0116+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.10.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
libxml-libxml-perl
2.0108+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
libxml-libxml-perl
1.89+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.