SUSE-SU-2012:1095-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2

[sle-security-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:1095-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #769184 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-2807
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This update fixes several libxml2 integer overflows which
   could have been  used to crash libxml2 parsers or
   potentially execute code.

   Security Issues:

   * CVE-2012-2807
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2807
   >

Contraindications:



Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-libxml2-6571

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-libxml2-6571

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libxml2-6571

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libxml2-6571

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libxml2-6571

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-libxml2-6571

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-libxml2-6571

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-devel-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-devel-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.6-0.19.1
      libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64):

      libxml2-x86-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.6-0.19.1
      libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.6-0.19.1
      libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ia64):

      libxml2-x86-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.6-0.19.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.19.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2807.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/769184
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=c69ade5ac86ea5a8948f19bc2bc6b237