SUSE-SU-2016:1026-1: 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-2016:1026-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #966822 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-0729
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This update for xerces-c fixes the following security issue:

   - CVE-2016-0729: Fixed mishandling certain kinds of malformed input
     documents, that resulted in buffer overlows during processing and error
     reporting. The overflows can manifest as a segmentation fault or as
     memory corruption during a parse operation. (bsc#966822)


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-12-2016-606=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-606=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-606=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-606=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-606=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 (x86_64):

      libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-7.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-7.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-7.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-7.1
      xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-7.1
      xerces-c-debugsource-3.1.1-7.1

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

      libxerces-c-devel-3.1.1-7.1
      xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-7.1
      xerces-c-debugsource-3.1.1-7.1

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

      libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-7.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-7.1
      xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-7.1
      xerces-c-debugsource-3.1.1-7.1

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

      libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-7.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-7.1

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

      libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-7.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-7.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-7.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-7.1
      xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-7.1
      xerces-c-debugsource-3.1.1-7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-7.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-7.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-7.1
      libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-7.1
      xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-7.1
      xerces-c-debugsource-3.1.1-7.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0729.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/966822