SUSE-SU-2015:0597-1: moderate: Security update for Xerces-C

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for Xerces-C
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:0597-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #920810 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-0252
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   The Xerces-C XML parsing library was updated to fix mishandling certain
   kinds of malformed input documents, that could have resulted in a
   segmentation faults during a parse operation, leading to denial of service
   or potential code execution. (bnc#920810,CVE-2015-0252)


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 Workstation Extension 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2015-144=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-144=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 (x86_64):

      libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-4.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-4.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-4.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-4.1
      xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-4.1
      xerces-c-debugsource-3.1.1-4.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-4.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-4.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-4.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-4.1
      xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-4.1
      xerces-c-debugsource-3.1.1-4.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0252.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/920810



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