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[slackware-security] libxml2 (SSA:2025-167-01)

Posted on 17 June 2025
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] libxml2 (SSA:2025-167-01)

New libxml2 packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/libxml2-2.11.9-i586-4_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This update fixes an integer overflow (wraparound) vulnerability in the
xmlBuildQName() function of libxml2. This vulnerability is remotely
exploitable if the attacker can influence XML content passed to affected
applications, potentially resulting in denial of service.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6021
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/libxml2-2.11.9-i586-4_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libxml2-2.11.9-x86_64-4_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libxml2-2.14.4-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libxml2-2.14.4-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
09bebd25c3f8489ca38f211c7c7c9583 libxml2-2.11.9-i586-4_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
4fc6211168ba7ed094d43cdba3d2eb14 libxml2-2.11.9-x86_64-4_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
d742d9e66a97c70f5a1cf041ae5d6c17 l/libxml2-2.14.4-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
5435ca452e4e55e028c97dfd5e8cd586 l/libxml2-2.14.4-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libxml2-2.11.9-i586-4_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

 

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