SUSE-SU-2017:2749-1: moderate: Security update for xerces-j2

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

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for xerces-j2
______________________________________________________________________________

Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2017:2749-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1047536 #814241 #879138 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
______________________________________________________________________________

   An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

   xerces-j2 was updated to fix several issues.

   This security issue was fixed:

   - bsc#814241: Prevent possible DoS through very long attribute names

   This non-security issue was fixed:

   - Prevent StackOverflowError when applying a pattern restriction on long
     strings while trying to validate an XML file against a schema
     (bsc#1047536, bsc#879138)


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-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-xerces-j2-13317=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-xerces-j2-13317=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (noarch):

      xerces-j2-demo-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
      xerces-j2-scripts-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
      xerces-j2-xml-apis-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
      xerces-j2-xml-resolver-2.8.1-238.29.5.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (noarch):

      xerces-j2-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
      xerces-j2-xml-apis-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
      xerces-j2-xml-resolver-2.8.1-238.29.5.2


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1047536
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/814241
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/879138