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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.131119
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0423)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0423 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0423 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated libxml2 packages fix security vulnerability:

Crafted xml causes out of bound memory access in libxml2 due to a heap
buffer-overflow in xmlParseConditionalSections() in parser.c (CVE-2015-7942).

Affected Software/OS:
'libxml2' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-7942
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html
BugTraq ID: 79507
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79507
Debian Security Information: DSA-3430 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3430
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177341.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177381.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBGN03537
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=145382616617563&w=2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/22/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/22/8
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:2549
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2549.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:2550
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2550.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1089
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034243
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2372 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00120.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0106 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00031.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2812-1
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