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openSUSE 13.2: 2016:1594-1 Important: libxml2 Remote Execution Threats

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Crucial patch for libxml2 resolves 12 vulnerabilities, boosting system reliability and safeguarding against possible threats.
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Description

This update brings libxml2 to version 2.9.4.

These security issues were fixed:

- CVE-2016-3627: The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c, when used in

recovery mode, allowed context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of

service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash)

via a crafted XML document (bsc#972335).

- CVE-2016-1833: libxml2 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary

code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML

document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1834, CVE-2016-1836,

CVE-2016-1837, CVE-2016-1838, CVE-2016-1839, and CVE-2016-1840

(bsc#981108).

- CVE-2016-1835: libxml2 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary

code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML

document (bsc#981109).

- CVE-2016-1837: libxml2 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary

code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a...

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Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE 13.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-734=1

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

Package List

- openSUSE 13.2 (i586 x86_64):

libxml2-2-2.9.4-7.17.1

libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.4-7.17.1

libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-7.17.1

libxml2-devel-2.9.4-7.17.1

libxml2-tools-2.9.4-7.17.1

libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.4-7.17.1

python-libxml2-2.9.4-7.17.1

python-libxml2-debuginfo-2.9.4-7.17.1

python-libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-7.17.1

- openSUSE 13.2 (x86_64):

libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.4-7.17.1

libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit-2.9.4-7.17.1

libxml2-devel-32bit-2.9.4-7.17.1

- openSUSE 13.2 (noarch):

libxml2-doc-2.9.4-7.17.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1762.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1833.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1834.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1835.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1836.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1837.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1838.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1839.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1840.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3627.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3705.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4483.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/972335

https://bugzilla.suse.com/975947

https://bugzilla.suse.com/978395

https://bugzilla.suse.com/981040

https://bugzilla.suse.com/981041

https://bugzilla.suse.com/981108

https://bugzilla.suse.com/981109

https://bugzilla.suse.com/981110

https://bugzilla.suse.com/981111

https://bugzilla.suse.com/981112

https://bugzilla.suse.com/981114

https://bugzilla.suse.co...

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2016:1594-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 13.2

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