Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0300-1
Release Date: 2025-01-30T14:49:52Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2022-49043 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2022-49043 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2022-49043 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-49043: Fixed a use-after-free in xmlXIncludeAddNode. (bsc#1236460)

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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-300=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-300=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.78.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.9.4-46.78.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.78.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.78.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.78.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • libxml2-doc-2.9.4-46.78.1

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