SUSE-SU-2017:1366-1: moderate: Security update for libxml2

[sle-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2017:1366-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1010675 #1013930 #1014873 #1017497 #876652 
                    
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-0191 CVE-2016-9318 CVE-2016-9597
                   
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
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   An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has two
   fixes is now available.

Description:


    This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

   * Fix NULL dereference in xpointer.c when in recovery mode [bsc#1014873]
   * CVE-2016-9597: An XML document with many opening tags could have caused
     a overflow of the stack not detected by the recursion limits, allowing
     for DoS (bsc#1017497)
   * CVE-2014-0191: External parameter entity loaded when entity substitution
     is disabled could cause a DoS. (bsc#876652)
   * CVE-2016-9318: XML External Entity (XXE) could be abused via crafted
     document. (bsc#1010675)


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 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-833=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-833=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-833=1

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


Package List:

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

      libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-devel-2.9.1-26.12.1

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

      libxml2-2-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-tools-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-26.12.1
      python-libxml2-2.9.1-26.12.1
      python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-26.12.1
      python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-26.12.1

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

      libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-26.12.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (noarch):

      libxml2-doc-2.9.1-26.12.1

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

      libxml2-2-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-tools-2.9.1-26.12.1
      libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-26.12.1
      python-libxml2-2.9.1-26.12.1
      python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-26.12.1
      python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-26.12.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0191.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9318.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9597.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1010675
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013930
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1014873
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1017497
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/876652