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SUSE: 2020:2172-1 Moderate: perl-XML-Twig Adjusts XML Entity Handling

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Calendar Grey August 7, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for perl-XML-Twig addresses a vulnerability related to the expansion of external entities to bolster security protocols.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

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 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 Module for Basesystem 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-2172=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate suse linux perl-xml-twig xml external entities

References

#1008644

Cross- CVE-2016-9180

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9180.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1008644

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:2172-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate suse linux perl-xml-twig xml external entities

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