Security update for libxml2

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1440-1
Rating: moderate
References: #901546
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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    An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    This update fixes a denial of service via recursive entity expansion.
    (CVE-2014-3660)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2014-3660

    Indications:

    Everybody should update.

    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 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-libxml2-9914
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libxml2-9914
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libxml2-9914
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libxml2-9914

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-devel-2.7.6-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.6-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • libxml2-2.7.6-0.31.1
      • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.31.1
      • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):
      • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-2.7.6-0.31.1
      • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.31.1
      • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):
      • libxml2-x86-2.7.6-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • libxml2-2.7.6-0.31.1
      • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
      • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.31.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3660.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901546
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=9961b2dfc7e8d8c212415af4aff1679b