Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0187-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

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 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sledsp4-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sdksp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libxml2-20160113-12347=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64 i586)
    • libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64)
    • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware 11-SP3 (x86_64 i586)
    • libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4
    • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware 11-SP3 (x86_64)
    • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4
    • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64)
    • libxml2-x86-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP3 (x86_64)
    • libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4
    • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libxml2-devel-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libxml2-devel-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4
    • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • libxml2-x86-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4
    • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.37.1

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