GLSA 201804-01: libxslt: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libxslt: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/04/2018
Bugs:	#598204, #612194
ID:	201804-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in libxslt, the worst of which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background

libxslt is the XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project. XSLT is an XML language to define transformations for XML.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/libxslt	< 1.1.30	>= 1.1.30	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxslt. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker, via a crafted HTML page, could possibly execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition or leak information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libxslt users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxslt-1.1.30"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201804-01.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.