SUSE-SU-2017:1557-1

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SUSE-SU-2017:1557-1

Summary: Security update for libxml2

Details: This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2017-9050: heap-based buffer overflow (xmlDictAddString func) [bsc#1039069, bsc#1039661] - CVE-2017-9049: heap-based buffer overflow (xmlDictComputeFastKey func) [bsc#1039066] - CVE-2017-9048: stack overflow vulnerability (xmlSnprintfElementContent func) [bsc#1039063] - CVE-2017-9047: stack overflow vulnerability (xmlSnprintfElementContent func) [bsc#1039064] A clarification for the previously released update: 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-20171557-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1010675, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013930, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1039063, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1039064, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1039066, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1039069, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1039661, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9318, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9047, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9048, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9049, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9050