SUSE-SU-2016:1538-1: important: Security update for libxml2

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:1538-1
Rating:             important
References:         #963963 #965283 #978395 #981040 #981041 #981108 
                    #981109 #981111 #981112 #981114 #981115 #981548 
                    #981549 #981550 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-8806 CVE-2016-1762 CVE-2016-1833
                    CVE-2016-1834 CVE-2016-1835 CVE-2016-1837
                    CVE-2016-1838 CVE-2016-1839 CVE-2016-1840
                    CVE-2016-2073 CVE-2016-3705 CVE-2016-4447
                    CVE-2016-4448 CVE-2016-4449 CVE-2016-4483
                   
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that fixes 15 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   This update for libxml2 fixes the following security issues:

   - CVE-2016-2073, CVE-2015-8806, CVE-2016-1839: A Heap-buffer overread was
     fixed in libxml2/dict.c  [bsc#963963, bsc#965283, bsc#981114].
   - CVE-2016-4483: Code was added to avoid an out of bound access when
     serializing malformed strings [bsc#978395].
   - CVE-2016-1762: Fixed a heap-based buffer overread in xmlNextChar
     [bsc#981040].
   - CVE-2016-1834: Fixed a heap-buffer-overflow in xmlStrncat [bsc#981041].
   - CVE-2016-1833: Fixed a heap-based buffer overread in htmlCurrentChar
     [bsc#981108].
   - CVE-2016-1835: Fixed a heap use-after-free in xmlSAX2AttributeNs
     [bsc#981109].
   - CVE-2016-1837: Fixed a heap use-after-free in htmlParsePubidLiteral and
     htmlParseSystemiteral [bsc#981111].
   - CVE-2016-1838: Fixed a heap-based buffer overread in
     xmlParserPrintFileContextInternal [bsc#981112].
   - CVE-2016-1840: Fixed a heap-buffer-overflow in xmlFAParsePosCharGroup
     [bsc#981115].
   - CVE-2016-4447: Fixed a heap-based buffer-underreads due to xmlParseName
     [bsc#981548].
   - CVE-2016-4448: Fixed some format string warnings with possible format
     string vulnerability [bsc#981549],
   - CVE-2016-4449: Fixed inappropriate fetch of entities content
     [bsc#981550].
   - CVE-2016-3705: Fixed missing increment of recursion counter.


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 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-915=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-915=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-915=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-915=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-915=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-915=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-devel-2.9.1-24.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-devel-2.9.1-24.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-2-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-tools-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-24.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (noarch):

      libxml2-doc-2.9.1-24.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-2-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-tools-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-24.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch):

      libxml2-doc-2.9.1-24.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      libxml2-2-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-tools-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      libxml2-2-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-tools-2.9.1-24.1
      libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
      python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8806.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1762.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1833.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1834.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1835.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1837.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1838.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1839.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1840.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2073.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3705.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4447.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4448.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4449.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4483.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/963963
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/965283
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/978395
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/981040
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/981041
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/981108
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/981109
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/981111
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/981112
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/981114
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/981115
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/981548
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/981549
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/981550

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