openSUSE 12.2: openSUSE-SU-2012:1647-1 Important: Buffer Underflow Risk
opensuse
December 17, 2012
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
A Heap-based buffer underflow in the
xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2
allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted entities in an
XML document.
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 12.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-854
- openSUSE 12.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-854
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- openSUSE 12.2 (i586 x86_64):
libxml2-2-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
libxml2-devel-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
libxml2-tools-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
python-libxml2-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
python-libxml2-debugsource-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
- openSUSE 12.2 (x86_64):
libxml2-2-32bit-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
- openSUSE 12.2 (noarch):
libxml2-doc-2.7.8+git20120223-8.9.1
- openSUSE 12.1 (i586 x86_64):
libxml2-2.7.8+git20110708-3.15.1
libxml2-debuginfo-2.7.8+git20110708-3.15.1
libxml2-debugsource-2.7.8+git20110708-3.15.1
libxml2-devel-2.7.8+git20110708-3.15.1
- openSUSE 12.1 (x86_64):
libxml2-32bit-2.7.8+git20110708-3.15.1
libxml2-debuginfo-32bit-2.7.8+git20110708-3.15.1
libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.8+git20110708-3.15.1
- openSUSE 12.1 (noarch):
libxml2-doc-...
Read the Full AdvisoryReferences
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5134.html
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2012:1647-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE 12.2
openSUSE 12.1
Topics Covered
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