Information about the package, python2-defusedxml, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The python2-defusedxml package is designed for, XML bomb protection for Python stdlib modules.
Package Name:
python2-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.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
0.4.1
Release:
9.el6
Size:
45 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
Python
Control the python2-defusedxml package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install python2-defusedxml
This command will install python2-defusedxml on the server.
yum remove python2-defusedxml
This command will un-install python2-defusedxml on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python2-defusedxml, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove python2-defusedxml
This command will un-install python2-defusedxml on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove python2-defusedxml when using the -y flag.
yum update python2-defusedxml
This command will update python2-defusedxml to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python2-defusedxml, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update python2-defusedxml
This command will update python2-defusedxml to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove python2-defusedxml when using the -y flag.
yum info python2-defusedxml
This command will show you core information about the python2-defusedxml package.
yum deplist python2-defusedxml
This command will show you the dependencies for python2-defusedxml. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update python2-defusedxml
This command will check if there is an update waiting on python2-defusedxml. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.