Security update for libxml2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3666-2
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-39615 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2023-39615 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-39615: Fixed crafted xml can cause global buffer overflow (bsc#1214768).

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 Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2023-3666=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1
    • libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1
    • libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1
    • python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1
    • libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1
    • libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1
    • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1
    • libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

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