Issued:
2013-11-20
Updated:
2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:1737 - libxml2 bug fix update


Synopsis

libxml2 bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated libxml2 packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, parsing an XML file containing entities loaded via Document Type Definition (DTD) using the XML::LibXML module could lead to a missing entity error as XML::LibXML did not load entities DTD. A patch has been applied to address this problem and XML files are parsed successfully in this scenario. (BZ#863166)

Users of libxml2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug. The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libxml2-2.7.6-14.el6.src.rpm
  • libxml2-static-2.7.6-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • libxml2-devel-2.7.6-14.el6.s390.rpm
  • libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-14.el6.s390.rpm
  • libxml2-devel-2.7.6-14.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libxml2-static-2.7.6-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libxml2-devel-2.7.6-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libxml2-2.7.6-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libxml2-devel-2.7.6-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libxml2-devel-2.7.6-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • libxml2-2.7.6-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • libxml2-2.7.6-14.el6.ppc.rpm
  • libxml2-2.7.6-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libxml2-python-2.7.6-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • libxml2-python-2.7.6-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libxml2-static-2.7.6-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • libxml2-2.7.6-14.el6.s390.rpm
  • libxml2-static-2.7.6-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libxml2-devel-2.7.6-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libxml2-python-2.7.6-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • libxml2-2.7.6-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libxml2-python-2.7.6-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-14.el6.ppc.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)


Additional information