Security update for expat

SUSE Security Update: Security update for expat
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:0773-1
Rating: moderate
References: #750914 #751464 #751465 #755377
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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    An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

    Description:


    This update of expat fixes the following bugs:

    * hash collision attack that could lead to exessive CPU
    usage (CVE-2012-0876)
    * expat didn't close file descriptors in some cases
    (CVE-2012-1147)
    * specially crafted xml files could lead to a memory
    leak (CVE-2012-1148)

    Security Issue references:

    * CVE-2012-0876
    >
    * CVE-2012-1147
    >
    * CVE-2012-1148
    >

    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 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-expat-6200
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-expat-6200
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-expat-6200
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-expat-6200
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-expat-6200
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-expat-6200
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-expat-6200

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libexpat-devel-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libexpat-devel-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • expat-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • libexpat1-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libexpat1-32bit-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64):
    • libexpat1-x86-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • expat-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • libexpat1-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (x86_64):
    • libexpat1-32bit-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • expat-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • libexpat1-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libexpat1-32bit-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (ia64):
    • libexpat1-x86-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • expat-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • libexpat1-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64):
    • libexpat1-32bit-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):
    • expat-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • libexpat1-2.0.1-88.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (x86_64):
    • libexpat1-32bit-2.0.1-88.34.1

    References:

  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0876.html
  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1147.html
  • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1148.html
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/750914
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/751464
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/751465
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/755377
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=4f4720017d3689f1be23fb836976906d