Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.870569
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for libxml2 RHSA-2012:0324-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. It was found that the hashing routine used by libxml2 arrays was susceptible to predictable hash collisions. Sending a specially-crafted message to an XML service could result in longer processing time, which could lead to a denial of service. To mitigate this issue, randomization has been added to the hashing function to reduce the chance of an attacker successfully causing intentional collisions. (CVE-2012-0841) All users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect. Affected Software/OS: libxml2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0841 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html BugTraq ID: 52107 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52107 Debian Security Information: DSA-2417 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2417 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=660846 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/22/1 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:0324 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0324.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0217 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html http://securitytracker.com/id?1026723 http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 http://secunia.com/advisories/55568 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:1627 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
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