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title: "CVE-2016-4619\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
  desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.
url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4619?format=md
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# CVE-2016-4619

Publication date 22 July 2016

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs:
CVE-2015-8317. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of
CVE-2015-8317. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2015-8317 instead
of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have
been removed to prevent accidental usage

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4619?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libxml2 | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

Apple-specific dupe of CVE-2015-8317

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4619)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4619)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-4619)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4619)

### Other references

* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html>
* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html>
* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html>
* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html>
* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html>
* <https://support.apple.com/HT206899>
* <https://support.apple.com/HT206901>
* <https://support.apple.com/HT206902>
* <https://support.apple.com/HT206903>
* <https://support.apple.com/HT206904>
* <https://support.apple.com/HT206905>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4619>
