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openSUSE 15.5: 2023:3666-1 Important: libxml2 Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey September 18, 2023
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Crucial libxml2 patch resolves widespread buffer overflow vulnerability. Ensure improved protection on your openSUSE installations.
This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: CVE-2023-39615: Fixed crafted xml can cause global buffer overflow (bsc#1214768).

Description

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2023-39615: Fixed crafted xml can cause global buffer overflow

(bsc#1214768).

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Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-3666=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3666=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-3666=1

* Python 3 Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP5-2023-3666=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* libxml2-devel-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* python3-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* libxml2-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* libxml2-tools-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* python311-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* libxml2-python-debugsource-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* libxml2-2-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* python311-libxml2-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

* libxml2-devel-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* libxml2-2-32bit-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)

* libxml2-doc-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64_ilp32)

* libxml2-devel-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* libxml2-2-64bit-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.10.3-150500.5.8.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* #1214768

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39615.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214768

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3666-1
Rating: important

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