Synopsis: Important: xerces-c security update Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:0430-1 Issue Date: 2016-03-10 CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-0729 -- It was discovered that the Xerces-C XML parser did not properly process certain XML input. By providing specially crafted XML data to an application using Xerces-C for XML processing, a remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause an application crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the application. (CVE-2016-0729) After installing the update, all applications using Xerces-C must be restarted for the update to take effect. -- SL7 x86_64 xerces-c-3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686.rpm xerces-c-3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-8.el7_2.i686.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-8.el7_2.x86_64.rpm noarch xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-8.el7_2.noarch.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team