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ESB-2021.2190 – [SUSE] libxml2: Denial of service – Existing account

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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

ESB-2021.2190
Security update for libxml2
21 June 2021

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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: libxml2
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Denial of Service — Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-3541

Reference: ESB-2021.2175
ESB-2021.2067
ESB-2021.1849

Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212016-1

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SUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2016-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1186015
Cross-References: CVE-2021-3541
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

o CVE-2021-3541: Fixed exponential entity expansion attack that could bypass
all existing protection mechanisms (bsc#1186015).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation
methods like YaST online_update or “zypper patch”.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

o SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-2016=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2016=1

Package List:

o SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le
s390x x86_64):
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.46.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-tools-2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.46.1
python-libxml2-2.9.4-46.46.1
python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-46.46.1
python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.46.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (s390x x86_64):
libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-46.46.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (noarch):
libxml2-doc-2.9.4-46.46.1

References:

o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3541.html
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186015

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