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TITLE:
Slackware update for libxml2

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32811

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32811/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 11.0
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/13491/
Slackware Linux 10.0
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/4368/

DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for libxml2. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service) or to potentially compromise an application
using the library.

For more information:
SA32773

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/libxml2-2.6.32-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz

Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/libxml2-2.6.32-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz

Slackware 10.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/libxml2-2.6.32-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz

Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/libxml2-2.6.32-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/libxml2-2.6.32-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/libxml2-2.6.32-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libxml2-2.6.32-i486-2.tgz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SSA:2008-324-01:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.473974

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA32773:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32773/

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