Security update for libxml2

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:0187-1
Rating: moderate
References: #960674
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    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 Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp4-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-libxml2-20160113-12347=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-libxml2-20160113-12347=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • 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 Software Development Kit 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • 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 Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
      • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.37.1
      • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (x86_64):
      • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
      • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.37.1
      • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-32bit-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-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-2.7.6-0.37.1
      • libxml2-doc-2.7.6-0.37.1
      • libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.37.4
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (ia64):
      • libxml2-x86-2.7.6-0.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):
      • 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 Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • 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 Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.37.1
      • libxml2-debugsource-2.7.6-0.37.1
      • libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.37.4
      • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.7.6-0.37.4
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.37.1
      • libxml2-debugsource-2.7.6-0.37.1
      • libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.7.6-0.37.4
      • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.7.6-0.37.4

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