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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.2475
SUSE: Security update for libxml2
21 July 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: libxml2
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Reduced Security -- Unknown/Unspecified
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-19956
Reference: ESB-2020.1826
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20201532-2
Comment: SUSE have reverted the original fix for this vulnerability because
"it introduced other, more severe [unspecified] vulnerabilities".
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1532-2
Rating: moderate
References: #1172021
Cross-References: CVE-2019-19956
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:
o CVE-2019-19956: Reverted the upstream fix for this memory leak because it
introduced other, more severe vulnerabilities (bsc#1172021).
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:
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP2:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP2-2020-1532=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-1532=1
Package List:
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
x86_64):
python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-3.22.1
python2-libxml2-python-2.9.7-3.22.1
python2-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-3.22.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.7-3.22.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.7-3.22.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-3.22.1
libxml2-devel-2.9.7-3.22.1
libxml2-tools-2.9.7-3.22.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.7-3.22.1
python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-3.22.1
python3-libxml2-python-2.9.7-3.22.1
python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-3.22.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (x86_64):
libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.7-3.22.1
libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.7-3.22.1
References:
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19956.html
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172021
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