SUSE-SU-2018:0395-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0395-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1069689 #1077993 #1078806 #1078813
Cross-References: CVE-2016-5131 CVE-2017-15412 CVE-2017-16932
CVE-2017-5130
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update for libxml2 fixes several issues.
Theses security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2017-16932: Fixed infinite recursion could lead to an infinite loop
or memory exhaustion when expanding a parameter entity in a DTD
(bsc#1069689).
- CVE-2017-15412: Prevent use after free when calling XPath extension
functions that allowed remote attackers to cause DoS or potentially RCE
(bsc#1077993)
- CVE-2016-5131: Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 allowed remote
attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified
other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.
(bsc#1078813)
- CVE-2017-5130: Fixed a potential remote buffer overflow in function
xmlMemoryStrdup() (bsc#1078806)
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-libxml2-13458=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
zypper in -t patch slessp4-libxml2-13458=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-libxml2-13458=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
libxml2-devel-2.7.6-0.77.10.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.6-0.77.10.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
libxml2-2.7.6-0.77.10.1
libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.77.10.1
libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.77.10.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.77.10.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ia64):
libxml2-x86-2.7.6-0.77.10.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.77.10.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.7.6-0.77.10.1
libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.77.10.1
libxml2-python-debugsource-2.7.6-0.77.10.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5131.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15412.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16932.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5130.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069689
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1077993
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1078806
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1078813
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