libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4 source package in Ubuntu

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libxml2 (2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4) bionic-security; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/fix-error-handler-bug.patch: Add extra missing commit to
    previous CVE-2017-8872 fix, halt immediately when the error handler
    attempts to stop the parser.
  * SECURITY UPDATE: memory leak
    - debian/patches/CVE-2019-20388.patch: Memory leak in
      xmlSchemaValidateStream function in xmlschemas.c.
    - CVE-2019-20388
  * SECURITY UPDATE: out-of-bounds read
    - debian/patches/CVE-2020-24977.patch: Make sure that truncated UTF-8
      sequences don't cause an out-of-bounds array access in xmllint.
    - CVE-2020-24977
  * SECURITY UPDATE: use-after-free in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal
    - debian/patches/CVE-2021-3516.patch: Call htmlCtxtUseOptions to make sure
      that names aren't stored in dictionaries.
    - CVE-2021-3516
  * SECURITY UPDATE: heap-based buffer overflow in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal
    - debian/patches/CVE-2021-3517.patch: Add some checks to validate input is
      UTF-8 format, supplementing CVE-2020-24977 fix.
    - CVE-2021-3517
  * SECURITY UPDATE: use-after-free in xmlXIncludeDoProcess
    - debian/patches/CVE-2021-3518.patch: Move from a block list to an allow
      list approach to avoid descending into other node types that can't
      contain elements.
    - CVE-2021-3518
  * SECURITY UPDATE: NULL pointer dereference in xmlValidBuildAContentModel
    - debian/patches/CVE-2021-3537.patch: Check return value of recursive calls
      to xmlParseElementChildrenContentDeclPriv and return immediately in case
      of errors.
    - CVE-2021-3537

 -- Avital Ostromich <email address hidden>  Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:26:37 -0400

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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-dbg: Debugging symbols for the 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 the debugging symbols for the library.

libxml2-dev: Development files for the 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.
 .
 Install this package if you wish to develop your own programs using
 the GNOME XML library.

libxml2-doc: Documentation for the 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 contains general information about the GNOME XML library
 and more specific API references.

libxml2-udeb: GNOME XML library - minimal runtime

 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 is a minimal package for use in debian-installer that yields a
 library providing an extensive API to handle such XML data files.

libxml2-utils: XML 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
python-libxml2: Python bindings for the 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 contains the files needed to use the GNOME XML library
 in Python programs.

python-libxml2-dbg: Python bindings for the GNOME XML library (debug extension)

 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 Python programs for use with the Python debug interpreter.

python3-libxml2: Python3 bindings for the 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 contains the files needed to use the GNOME XML library
 in Python3 programs.

python3-libxml2-dbg: Python3 bindings for the GNOME XML library (debug extension)

 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 for use with the Python3 debug interpreter.