Security update for Xerces-C

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0597-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

The Xerces-C XML parsing library was updated to fix mishandling certain kinds of malformed input documents, that could have resulted in a segmentation faults during a parse operation, leading to denial of service or potential code execution. (bnc#920810,CVE-2015-0252)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-144=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2015-144=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-4.1
    • xerces-c-debugsource-3.1.1-4.1
    • libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-4.1
    • xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-4.1
    • libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-4.1
    • libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 (x86_64)
    • libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-4.1
    • xerces-c-debugsource-3.1.1-4.1
    • libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-4.1
    • xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-4.1
    • libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-4.1
    • libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-4.1

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