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[SECURITY] [DSA 2525-1] expat security update
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- Subject: [SECURITY] [DSA 2525-1] expat security update
- From: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 22:37:11 +0200
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2525-1 security@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
August 06, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : expat
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-0876 CVE-2012-1148
It was discovered that Expat, a C library to parse XML, is vulnerable
to denial of service through hash collisions and a memory leak in
pool handling.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.1-7+squeeze1.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1.0~beta3-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1.0~beta3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your expat packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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