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libxml2 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.8 source package in Ubuntu

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libxml2 (2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.8) jammy-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: stack-based buffer overflow
    - debian/patches/CVE-2025-6021.patch: fix integer overflow by adding
      bound checks in xmlBuildQName in tree.c
      prevent integer overflow
    - debian/patches/CVE-2025-6170.patch: fix buffer overflow by adding
      bound checks in xmlShell in debugXML.c
    - CVE-2025-6021
    - CVE-2025-6170
  * SECURITY UPDATE: UAF and type confusion
    - debian/patches/CVE-2025-49794_49796.patch: fix UAF by returning node
      and freeing it after use; fix type confusion by adding type check in
      xmlSchematronFormatReport in schematron.c
    - CVE-2025-49794
    - CVE-2025-49796

 -- Shishir Subedi <email address hidden>  Sat, 09 Aug 2025 11:59:21 +0545

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Shishir Subedi
Uploaded to:
Jammy
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Ubuntu Developers
Architectures:
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Section:
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Urgency:
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libxml2: GNOME XML library

 XML is a metalanguage to let you design your own markup language.
 A regular markup language defines a way to describe information in
 a certain class of documents (eg HTML). XML lets you define your
 own customized markup languages for many classes of document. It
 can do this because it's written in SGML, the international standard
 metalanguage for markup languages.
 .
 This package provides a library providing an extensive API to handle
 such XML data files.

libxml2-dbgsym: debug symbols for libxml2
libxml2-dev: GNOME XML library - development files

 XML is a metalanguage to let you design your own markup language.
 A regular markup language defines a way to describe information in
 a certain class of documents (eg HTML). XML lets you define your
 own customized markup languages for many classes of document. It
 can do this because it's written in SGML, the international standard
 metalanguage for markup languages.
 .
 Install this package if you wish to develop your own programs using
 the GNOME XML library.

libxml2-doc: GNOME XML library - documentation

 XML is a metalanguage to let you design your own markup language.
 A regular markup language defines a way to describe information in
 a certain class of documents (eg HTML). XML lets you define your
 own customized markup languages for many classes of document. It
 can do this because it's written in SGML, the international standard
 metalanguage for markup languages.
 .
 This package contains general information about the GNOME XML library
 and more specific API references.

libxml2-utils: GNOME XML library - utilities

 XML is a metalanguage to let you design your own markup language.
 A regular markup language defines a way to describe information in
 a certain class of documents (eg HTML). XML lets you define your
 own customized markup languages for many classes of document. It
 can do this because it's written in SGML, the international standard
 metalanguage for markup languages.
 .
 This package provides xmllint, a tool for validating and reformatting
 XML documents, and xmlcatalog, a tool to parse and manipulate XML or
 SGML catalog files.

libxml2-utils-dbgsym: debug symbols for libxml2-utils
python3-libxml2: GNOME XML library - Python3 bindings

 XML is a metalanguage to let you design your own markup language.
 A regular markup language defines a way to describe information in
 a certain class of documents (eg HTML). XML lets you define your
 own customized markup languages for many classes of document. It
 can do this because it's written in SGML, the international standard
 metalanguage for markup languages.
 .
 This package contains the files needed to use the GNOME XML library
 in Python3 programs.

python3-libxml2-dbgsym: debug symbols for python3-libxml2