Upstream information

CVE-2017-16932 at MITRE

Description

parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.5 does not prevent infinite recursion in parameter entities.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 7.5 7.5
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3 3
SUSE Bugzilla entries: 1069689 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 1103099 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 1123129 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 1123919 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
Container suse/sles12sp3:24.394
Container suse/sles12sp4:26.458
Container suse/sles12sp5:6.5.333
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-Basic-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-HPC-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-HPC-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-Standard-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-ECS-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-GCE-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-GCE-On-Demand
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
HPE Helion OpenStack 8
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2022-1833
Image SLES12-SP4-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS-Production
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-SAP-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-SAP-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-EC2-SAP-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-GCE-SAP-BYOS
Image SLES12-SP5-GCE-SAP-On-Demand
Image SLES12-SP5-SAP-Azure-LI-BYOS-Production
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Image SLES12-SP4-SAP-Azure-VLI-BYOS-Production
Image SLES12-SP5-SAP-Azure-VLI-BYOS-Production
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • libxml2-devel >= 2.7.6-0.77.10.1
  • libxml2-devel-32bit >= 2.7.6-0.77.10.1
Patchnames:
sdksp4-libxml2-13458
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
  • libxml2 >= 2.7.6-0.77.10.1
  • libxml2-32bit >= 2.7.6-0.77.10.1
  • libxml2-devel >= 2.7.6-0.77.10.1
  • libxml2-devel-32bit >= 2.7.6-0.77.10.1
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.7.6-0.77.10.1
  • libxml2-python >= 2.7.6-0.77.10.1
  • libxml2-x86 >= 2.7.6-0.77.10.1
Patchnames:
sdksp4-libxml2-13458
slessp4-libxml2-13458
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2022-1833
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-BCL-2022-1833
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-ESPOS-2022-1833
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2022-1833
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-ESPOS-2022-1833
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-LTSS-2022-1833
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-devel >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2022-1833
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-1833
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2022-1833
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2022-1833
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • libxml2-devel >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2022-1833
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2022-1833
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2022-1833
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2022-1833
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
  • libxml2-2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-2-32bit >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-doc >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • libxml2-tools >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
  • python-libxml2 >= 2.9.4-46.54.3
Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2022-1833


First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 python-libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 python-libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 libxml2 Released
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL python-libxml2 Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 libxml2 Released
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-libxml2 Released
Magnum Orchestration 7 libxml2 Not affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 libxml2 Affected
SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0 libxml2 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 libxml2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 libxml2 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 libxml2 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 libxml2 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 libxml2-python Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS libxml2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS libxml2 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS libxml2-python Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 libxml2-python Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS libxml2-python Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 libxml2 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS libxml2 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS libxml2 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 libxml2 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL python-libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS python-libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS python-libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 libxml2 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS python-libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS python-libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 libxml2 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 libxml2-python Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 libxml2 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 python-libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 python-libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 libxml2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 libxml2 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 libxml2 Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 libxml2 Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 libxml2 Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 libxml2 Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-libxml2 Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 libxml2 Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 python-libxml2 Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 libxml2 Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-libxml2 Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 libxml2 Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 python-libxml2 Released


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Nov 24 00:11:14 2017
CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 13 20:01:56 2023