Please Install the Updated Packages.

USN-1904-1 fixed vulnerabilities in libxml2. The update caused a regression for certain users. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that libxml2 would load XML external entities by default. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly obtain access to arbitrary files or cause resource consumption. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2013-0339) It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled documents that end abruptly. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-2877)

libxml2 on Ubuntu 13.04 , Ubuntu 12.10 , Ubuntu 12.04 LTS , Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

• https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2013-July/002194.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25