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openSUSE: 2023:3701-1 Critical: libxml2 Memory Corruption Addressed

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Calendar Grey September 20, 2023
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This critical notice outlines a security enhancement for libxml2 addressing a buffer overflow vulnerability, essential for openSUSE users.
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:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2023-3698=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2023-3698=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3698=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3698=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-3698=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-3698=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-ESPOS-2023-3698=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch...

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Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* python3-libxml2-python-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* libxml2-tools-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* libxml2-2-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* python3-libxml2-python-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* libxml2-tools-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* libxml2-2-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

* python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

*...

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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-2023:3698-1
Rating: important

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