SUSE-SU-2012:0773-1: moderate: Security update for expat

[sle-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for expat
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2012:0773-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #750914 #751464 #751465 #755377 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-0876 CVE-2012-1147 CVE-2012-1148
                   
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 solves three vulnerabilities and has one
   errata is now available.

Description:


   This update of expat fixes the following bugs:

   * hash collision attack that could lead to exessive CPU
   usage (CVE-2012-0876)
   * expat didn't close file descriptors in some cases
   (CVE-2012-1147)
   * specially crafted xml files could lead to a memory
   leak (CVE-2012-1148)

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2012-0876
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0876
   >
   * CVE-2012-1147
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1147
   >
   * CVE-2012-1148
   <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1148
   >


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-expat-6200

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-expat-6200

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-expat-6200

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-expat-6200

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-expat-6200

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-expat-6200

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-expat-6200

   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):

      libexpat-devel-2.0.1-88.34.1

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

      libexpat-devel-2.0.1-88.34.1

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

      expat-2.0.1-88.34.1
      libexpat1-2.0.1-88.34.1

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

      libexpat1-32bit-2.0.1-88.34.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64):

      libexpat1-x86-2.0.1-88.34.1

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

      expat-2.0.1-88.34.1
      libexpat1-2.0.1-88.34.1

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

      libexpat1-32bit-2.0.1-88.34.1

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

      expat-2.0.1-88.34.1
      libexpat1-2.0.1-88.34.1

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

      libexpat1-32bit-2.0.1-88.34.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ia64):

      libexpat1-x86-2.0.1-88.34.1

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

      expat-2.0.1-88.34.1
      libexpat1-2.0.1-88.34.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64):

      libexpat1-32bit-2.0.1-88.34.1

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

      expat-2.0.1-88.34.1
      libexpat1-2.0.1-88.34.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (x86_64):

      libexpat1-32bit-2.0.1-88.34.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0876.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1147.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1148.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/750914
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/751464
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/751465
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/755377
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=4f4720017d3689f1be23fb836976906d