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Fedora EPEL Update Notification
FEDORA-EPEL-2017-11db92ff83
2017-02-28 19:54:44.345020
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Name : python-defusedxml
Product : Fedora EPEL 6
Version : 0.4.1
Release : 9.el6
URL :
https://bitbucket.org/tiran/defusedxml
Summary : XML bomb protection for Python stdlib modules
Description :
The defusedxml package contains several Python-only workarounds and fixes for
denial of service and other vulnerabilities in Python's XML libraries. In order
to benefit from the protection you just have to import and use the listed
functions / classes from the right defusedxml module instead of the original
module.
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Update Information:
This updates `defusedxml` to the last upstream release which works with Python
2.6, 0.4.1. It also includes various package layout improvements. It renames the
package from `python-defusedxml` to `python2-defusedxml`; obsoletes and provides
are in place that should ensure a smooth transition.
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update programs. Use
su -c 'yum update python-defusedxml' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "YUM", available at
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/...
All packages are signed with the Fedora EPEL GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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