Security update for libxml2

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0003-1
Rating: moderate
References: #901546 #908376
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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    An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.

    Description:

    This libxml2 update fixes the following security and non-security issues:

    - Fix a denial of service via recursive entity expansion. (CVE-2014-3660,
    bnc#901546, bgo#738805)
    - Fix a regression in xzlib compression support. (bnc#908376)

    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:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-devel-2.9.1-10.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-2-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-tools-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-10.1
      • python-libxml2-2.9.1-10.1
      • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-10.1
      • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-10.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-10.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch):
      • libxml2-doc-2.9.1-10.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • libxml2-2-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-tools-2.9.1-10.1
      • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.1-10.1
      • python-libxml2-2.9.1-10.1
      • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.1-10.1
      • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.1-10.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3660.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901546
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908376