Security update for libxml2

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1557-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1010675 #1013930 #1039063 #1039064 #1039066 #1039069 #1039661
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
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    An update that solves 5 vulnerabilities and has two fixes is now available.

    Description:


    This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

    Security issues fixed:

    - CVE-2017-9050: heap-based buffer overflow (xmlDictAddString func)
    [bsc#1039069, bsc#1039661]
    - CVE-2017-9049: heap-based buffer overflow (xmlDictComputeFastKey func)
    [bsc#1039066]
    - CVE-2017-9048: stack overflow vulnerability (xmlSnprintfElementContent
    func) [bsc#1039063]
    - CVE-2017-9047: stack overflow vulnerability (xmlSnprintfElementContent
    func) [bsc#1039064]

    A clarification for the previously released update: For CVE-2016-9318 we
    decided not to ship a fix since it can break existing setups. Please take
    appropriate actions if you parse untrusted XML files and use the new
    -noxxe flag if possible (bnc#1010675, bnc#1013930).

    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-libxml2-13143=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-libxml2-13143=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libxml2-13143=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sleposp3-libxml2-13143=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-libxml2-13143=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-libxml2-13143=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-2.7.6-0.69.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.6-0.69.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-2.7.6-0.69.1
      • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.69.1
      • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.69.3
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.69.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ia64):
      • libxml2-x86-2.7.6-0.69.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-2.7.6-0.69.1
      • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.69.1
      • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.69.3
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS (s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.69.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586):
      • libxml2-2.7.6-0.69.1
      • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.69.1
      • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.69.3
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.69.1
      • libxml2-debugsource-2.7.6-0.69.1
      • libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.69.3
      • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.7.6-0.69.3
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.69.1
      • libxml2-debugsource-2.7.6-0.69.1
      • libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.69.3
      • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.7.6-0.69.3

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