SUSE-SU-2018:3080-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:3080-1

    Published: 9 Oct 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for libxml2

    Details: This update for libxml2 fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2018-9251: The xz_decomp function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XML file that triggers LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint (bsc#1088279) - CVE-2018-14567: Prevent denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XML file that triggers LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint (bsc#1105166) - CVE-2018-14404: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in the xmlXPathCompOpEval() function when parsing an invalid XPath expression in the XPATH_OP_AND or XPATH_OP_OR case leading to a denial of service attack (bsc#1102046)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183080-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088279, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1102046, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1105166, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14404, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14567, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9251

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.7-3.3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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