openSUSE: 2020:1177-1 Moderate: perl-XML-Twig External Entity Issue
opensuse
August 10, 2020
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for perl-XML-Twig fixes the following issues:
- Security fix [bsc#1008644, CVE-2016-9180]
* Setting expand_external_ents to 0 or -1 currently doesn't work as
expected; To completely turn off expanding external entities use
no_xxe.
* Update documentation for XML::Twig to mention problems with
expand_external_ents and add information about new no_xxe argument
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE 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:
- openSUSE Leap 15.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1177=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (noarch):
perl-XML-Twig-3.52-lp151.3.3.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9180.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1008644
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1177-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.1
Topics Covered
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