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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: xerces-c security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2020:0704-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0704
Issue date:        2020-03-04
CVE Names:         CVE-2018-1311 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

An update for xerces-c is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

3. Description:

Xerces-C is a validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++.
Xerces-C makes it easy to give your application the ability to read and
write XML data. A shared library is provided for parsing, generating,
manipulating, and validating XML documents.

Security Fix(es):

* xerces-c: XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the
scanning of external DTDs (CVE-2018-1311)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1788472 - CVE-2018-1311 xerces-c: XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of external DTDs

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):

Source:
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.src.rpm

noarch:
xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-10.el7_7.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):

Source:
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.src.rpm

noarch:
xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-10.el7_7.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):

Source:
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.src.rpm

ppc64:
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc.rpm
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64.rpm

ppc64le:
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390.rpm
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390x.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-10.el7_7.noarch.rpm

ppc64:
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64.rpm

ppc64le:
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390x.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):

Source:
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.src.rpm

x86_64:
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-10.el7_7.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1311
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
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RedHat: RHSA-2020-0704:01 Important: xerces-c security update

An update for xerces-c is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Summary

Xerces-C is a validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++. Xerces-C makes it easy to give your application the ability to read and write XML data. A shared library is provided for parsing, generating, manipulating, and validating XML documents.
Security Fix(es):
* xerces-c: XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of external DTDs (CVE-2018-1311)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.



Summary


Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1311 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
Source: xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.src.rpm
noarch: xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
Source: xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.src.rpm
noarch: xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.src.rpm
ppc64: xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc.rpm xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390.rpm xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390x.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390x.rpm
x86_64: xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
noarch: xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
ppc64: xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390x.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.s390x.rpm
x86_64: xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source: xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.src.rpm
x86_64: xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
noarch: xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.i686.rpm xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-10.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
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Severity
Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:0704-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0704
Issued Date: : 2020-03-04
CVE Names: CVE-2018-1311

Topic

An update for xerces-c is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.


Topic


 

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64


Bugs Fixed

1788472 - CVE-2018-1311 xerces-c: XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of external DTDs


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