SUSE-SU-2017:0380-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:0380-1

    Published: 3 Feb 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for libxml2

    Details: This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2016-4658: use-after-free error could lead to crash [bsc#1005544] * Fix NULL dereference in xpointer.c when in recovery mode [bsc#1014873] * CVE-2016-9597: An XML document with many opening tags could have caused a overflow of the stack not detected by the recursion limits, allowing for DoS (bsc#1017497). For CVE-2016-9318 we decided not to ship a fix since it can break existing setups. Please take appropriate actions if you parse untrusted XML files and use the new -noxxe flag if possible (bnc#1010675, bnc#1013930).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20170380-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1005544, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1010675, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013930, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1014873, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1017497, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4658, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9318, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9597

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.4-33.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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