Security update for xerces-j2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2749-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that has three security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

xerces-j2 was updated to fix several issues.

This security issue was fixed:

  • bsc#814241: Prevent possible DoS through very long attribute names

This non-security issue was fixed:

  • Prevent StackOverflowError when applying a pattern restriction on long strings while trying to validate an XML file against a schema (bsc#1047536, bsc#879138)

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 Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-xerces-j2-13317=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-xerces-j2-13317=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-xerces-j2-13317=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (noarch)
    • xerces-j2-demo-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
    • xerces-j2-scripts-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
    • xerces-j2-xml-apis-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
    • xerces-j2-xml-resolver-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (noarch)
    • xerces-j2-xml-resolver-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
    • xerces-j2-xml-apis-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
    • xerces-j2-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (noarch)
    • xerces-j2-xml-resolver-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
    • xerces-j2-xml-apis-2.8.1-238.29.5.2
    • xerces-j2-2.8.1-238.29.5.2

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