SUSE-SU-2016:0187-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:0187-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #960674 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-8710
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   This update for libxml2 fixes the following security issue:

   - CVE-2015-8710: Parsing short unclosed HTML comment could cause
     uninitialized memory access, which allowed remote attackers to read
     contents from previous HTTP requests depending on the application
     (bsc#960674)


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-libxml2-20160113-12347=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-libxml2-20160113-12347=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp4-libxml2-20160113-12347=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-libxml2-20160113-12347=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=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-2.7.6-0.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-devel-2.7.6-0.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ia64):

      libxml2-x86-2.7.6-0.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (ia64):

      libxml2-x86-2.7.6-0.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (x86_64):

      libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-debugsource-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.37.4
      libxml2-python-debugsource-2.7.6-0.37.4

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-debugsource-2.7.6-0.37.1
      libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.37.4
      libxml2-python-debugsource-2.7.6-0.37.4


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8710.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/960674



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