openSUSE 11.3/11.4: Important Libxml2 Buffer Overflow Update 2012:0107-1
opensuse
January 19, 2012
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow during decoding of entity
references with overly long names has been fixed.
CVE-2011-3919 has been assigned.
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE 11.4:
zypper in -t patch libxml2-5659
- openSUSE 11.3:
zypper in -t patch libxml2-5659
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):
libxml2-2.7.8-16.21.1
libxml2-devel-2.7.8-16.21.1
- openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64):
libxml2-32bit-2.7.8-16.21.1
libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.8-16.21.1
- openSUSE 11.4 (noarch):
libxml2-doc-2.7.8-16.21.1
- openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64):
libxml2-2.7.7-4.11.1
libxml2-devel-2.7.7-4.11.1
- openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64):
libxml2-32bit-2.7.7-4.11.1
libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.7-4.11.1
- openSUSE 11.3 (noarch):
libxml2-doc-2.7.7-4.11.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3919.html
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2012:0107-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE 11.4
openSUSE 11.3
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Topics Covered
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