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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5131): libxml2 vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5131): libxml2 vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/23/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/06/2016
Modified
04/25/2018

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-liboxideqtcore0
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libxml2

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