Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0178-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following security issue:

  • CVE-2015-8710: Parsing short unclosed HTML comment could cause uninitialized memory access, which allowed remote attackers to read contents from previous HTTP requests depending on the application (bsc#960674)

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 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-117=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-117=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-117=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-117=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-117=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-117=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-117=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-117=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-devel-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-devel-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.9.1-17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-17.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-17.1

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