SUSE Security Update: Security update for expat
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2019:1834-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1139937 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-20843
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4
                    SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for expat fixes the following issues:

   Security issue fixed:

   - CVE-2018-20843: Fixed a denial of service triggered by high resource
     consumption in the XML parser when XML names contain a large amount of
     colons (bsc#1139937).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE 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:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2019-1834=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-1834=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-1834=1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0:

      To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard.
      It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger
      updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
      expat-debugsource-2.1.0-21.6.1
      libexpat-devel-2.1.0-21.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      expat-2.1.0-21.6.1
      expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
      expat-debugsource-2.1.0-21.6.1
      libexpat1-2.1.0-21.6.1
      libexpat1-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (s390x x86_64):

      expat-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1
      libexpat1-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1
      libexpat1-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 (x86_64):

      expat-2.1.0-21.6.1
      expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
      expat-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1
      expat-debugsource-2.1.0-21.6.1
      libexpat1-2.1.0-21.6.1
      libexpat1-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1
      libexpat1-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
      libexpat1-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64):

      expat-2.1.0-21.6.1
      expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
      expat-debugsource-2.1.0-21.6.1
      libexpat1-2.1.0-21.6.1
      libexpat1-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20843.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1139937

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