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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2016.148.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2016-148-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-148-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the SSA:2016-148-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/libxml2-2.9.4-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
This release fixes bugs and security issues:
Heap-based buffer underreads due to xmlParseName (CVE-2016-4447).
Format string vulnerability (CVE-2016-4448).
Inappropriate fetch of entities content (CVE-2016-4449).
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'libxml2' package(s) on Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4447
1036348
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036348
90864
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90864
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-2
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-3
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-4
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-6
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
DSA-3593
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
RHSA-2016:1292
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
RHSA-2016:2957
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
SSA:2016-148-01
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.404722
USN-2994-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
[oss-security] 20160525 3 libxml2 issues
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=00906759053986b8079985644172085f74331f83
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05194709
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
https://support.apple.com/HT206899
https://support.apple.com/HT206901
https://support.apple.com/HT206902
https://support.apple.com/HT206903
https://support.apple.com/HT206904
https://support.apple.com/HT206905
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4448
90856
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90856
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1338700
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=4472c3a5a5b516aaf59b89be602fbce52756c3e9
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=502f6a6d08b08c04b3ddfb1cd21b2f699c1b7f5b
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4449
90865
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90865
JVN#17535578
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN17535578/index.html
JVNDB-2017-000066
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2017/JVNDB-2017-000066.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=b1d34de46a11323fccffa9fadeb33be670d602f5
https://support.cybozu.com/ja-jp/article/9735
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