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TITLE:
Red Hat update for libxml2

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31566

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31566/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/48/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2534/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/1306/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
http://secunia.com/product/2535/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/1044/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2536/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13651/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13653/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/product/13652/
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium
http://secunia.com/product/1326/

DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for libxml2. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

For more information:
SA31558

SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0836.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA31558:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31558/

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