SUSE-SU-2021:2016-1

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    SUSE-SU-2021:2016-1

    Published: 18 Jun 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-3541
    Aliases:
    CVE-2021-3541

    Summary: Security update for libxml2

    Details: This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-3541: Fixed exponential entity expansion attack that could bypass all existing protection mechanisms (bsc#1186015).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212016-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186015, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3541

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.4-46.46.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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