DSA-2128-1 libxml2 -- invalid memory access

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-2128-1 libxml2 -- invalid memory access

Date Reported:

01 Dec 2010

Affected Packages:

libxml2

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2010-4008.

More information:

Bui Quang Minh discovered that libxml2, a library for parsing and handling XML data files, does not well process a malformed XPATH, causing crash and allowing arbitrary code execution.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2.

For the testing (squeeze) and unstable (sid) distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 2.7.8.dfsg-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libxml2 package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg.orig.tar.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2.diff.gz

Architecture-independent component:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-doc_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_all.deb

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_amd64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_arm.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_arm.deb

ARM EABI:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_armel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_armel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_armel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_armel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_armel.deb

HP Precision:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_hppa.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_i386.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_ia64.deb

Little-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-utils_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dbg_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/python-libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2-dev_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_sparc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libx/libxml2/libxml2_2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny2_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.