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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.1452
SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
10 June 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: libxml2
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-4483 CVE-2016-4449 CVE-2016-4448
CVE-2016-4447 CVE-2016-3705 CVE-2016-2073
CVE-2016-1840 CVE-2016-1839 CVE-2016-1838
CVE-2016-1837 CVE-2016-1835 CVE-2016-1834
CVE-2016-1833 CVE-2016-1762 CVE-2015-8806
Reference: ESB-2016.1398
ESB-2016.0741
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1538-1
Rating: important
References: #963963 #965283 #978395 #981040 #981041 #981108
#981109 #981111 #981112 #981114 #981115 #981548
#981549 #981550
Cross-References: CVE-2015-8806 CVE-2016-1762 CVE-2016-1833
CVE-2016-1834 CVE-2016-1835 CVE-2016-1837
CVE-2016-1838 CVE-2016-1839 CVE-2016-1840
CVE-2016-2073 CVE-2016-3705 CVE-2016-4447
CVE-2016-4448 CVE-2016-4449 CVE-2016-4483
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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An update that fixes 15 vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update for libxml2 fixes the following security issues:
- CVE-2016-2073, CVE-2015-8806, CVE-2016-1839: A Heap-buffer overread was
fixed in libxml2/dict.c [bsc#963963, bsc#965283, bsc#981114].
- CVE-2016-4483: Code was added to avoid an out of bound access when
serializing malformed strings [bsc#978395].
- CVE-2016-1762: Fixed a heap-based buffer overread in xmlNextChar
[bsc#981040].
- CVE-2016-1834: Fixed a heap-buffer-overflow in xmlStrncat [bsc#981041].
- CVE-2016-1833: Fixed a heap-based buffer overread in htmlCurrentChar
[bsc#981108].
- CVE-2016-1835: Fixed a heap use-after-free in xmlSAX2AttributeNs
[bsc#981109].
- CVE-2016-1837: Fixed a heap use-after-free in htmlParsePubidLiteral and
htmlParseSystemiteral [bsc#981111].
- CVE-2016-1838: Fixed a heap-based buffer overread in
xmlParserPrintFileContextInternal [bsc#981112].
- CVE-2016-1840: Fixed a heap-buffer-overflow in xmlFAParsePosCharGroup
[bsc#981115].
- CVE-2016-4447: Fixed a heap-based buffer-underreads due to xmlParseName
[bsc#981548].
- CVE-2016-4448: Fixed some format string warnings with possible format
string vulnerability [bsc#981549],
- CVE-2016-4449: Fixed inappropriate fetch of entities content
[bsc#981550].
- CVE-2016-3705: Fixed missing increment of recursion counter.
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-SP1-2016-915=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-915=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-915=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-915=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-915=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-915=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-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-devel-2.9.1-24.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-devel-2.9.1-24.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-tools-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (s390x x86_64):
libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (noarch):
libxml2-doc-2.9.1-24.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-tools-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x x86_64):
libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch):
libxml2-doc-2.9.1-24.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-tools-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-tools-2.9.1-24.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-24.1
python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-24.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8806.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1762.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1833.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1834.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1835.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1837.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1838.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1839.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1840.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2073.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3705.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4447.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4448.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4449.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4483.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/963963
https://bugzilla.suse.com/965283
https://bugzilla.suse.com/978395
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981040
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981041
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981108
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981109
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981111
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981112
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981114
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981115
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981548
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981549
https://bugzilla.suse.com/981550
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