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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.3061
Security update for libxml2
10 October 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: libxml2
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-14567 CVE-2018-14404 CVE-2018-9251
CVE-2017-18258
Reference: ESB-2018.2923
ESB-2018.1777
ESB-2018.1765
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183080-1.html
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183081-1.html
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) security advisories.
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3080-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1088279 #1102046 #1105166
Cross-References: CVE-2018-14404 CVE-2018-14567 CVE-2018-9251
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
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An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update for libxml2 fixes the following security issues:
- CVE-2018-9251: The xz_decomp function allowed remote attackers to cause
a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XML file that triggers
LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint (bsc#1088279)
- CVE-2018-14567: Prevent denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted
XML file that triggers LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint
(bsc#1105166)
- CVE-2018-14404: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in the
xmlXPathCompOpEval() function when parsing an invalid XPath expression
in the XPATH_OP_AND or XPATH_OP_OR case leading to a denial of service
attack (bsc#1102046)
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security 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 Module for Basesystem 15:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2182=1
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.7-3.3.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.7-3.3.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-3.3.1
libxml2-devel-2.9.7-3.3.1
libxml2-tools-2.9.7-3.3.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.7-3.3.1
python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-3.3.1
python2-libxml2-python-2.9.7-3.3.1
python2-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-3.3.1
python3-libxml2-python-2.9.7-3.3.1
python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-3.3.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (x86_64):
libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.7-3.3.1
libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.7-3.3.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14404.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14567.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9251.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088279
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1102046
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1105166
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3081-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1088279 #1088601 #1102046 #1105166
Cross-References: CVE-2017-18258 CVE-2018-14404 CVE-2018-14567
CVE-2018-9251
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
SUSE CaaS Platform ALL
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7
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An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update for libxml2 fixes the following security issues:
- CVE-2018-9251: The xz_decomp function allowed remote attackers to cause
a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XML file that triggers
LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint (bsc#1088279).
- CVE-2018-14567: Prevent denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted
XML file that triggers LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint
(bsc#1105166).
- CVE-2018-14404: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in the
xmlXPathCompOpEval() function when parsing an invalid XPath expression
in the XPATH_OP_AND or XPATH_OP_OR case leading to a denial of service
attack (bsc#1102046).
- CVE-2017-18258: The xz_head function allowed remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted LZMA file, because
the decoder functionality did not restrict memory usage to what is
required for a legitimate file (bsc#1088601).
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security 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 Software Development Kit 12-SP3:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-2181=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-2181=1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-2181=1
- SUSE CaaS Platform ALL:
To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard.
It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger
updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
- SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0:
To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard.
It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger
updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
- OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Magnum-Orchestration-7-2018-2181=1
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.15.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.15.1
python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.15.1
python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.15.1
python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.15.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (s390x x86_64):
libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.15.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (noarch):
libxml2-doc-2.9.4-46.15.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.15.1
python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.15.1
python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.15.1
python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.15.1
- SUSE CaaS Platform ALL (x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.15.1
- SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.15.1
- OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7 (x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.15.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.15.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18258.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14404.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14567.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9251.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088279
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088601
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1102046
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1105166
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