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SUSE: 2021:1917-1 Moderate: libxml2 Exponential Attack Fix

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Calendar Grey June 9, 2021
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A recent update for libxml2 has been released to remediate the CVE-2021-3541 vulnerability, classified with a moderate severity level, across multiple SUSE distributions.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-3541: Fixed exponential entity expansion attack bypasses all existing protection mechanisms. (bsc#1186015) 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 MicroOS 5.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-1917=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP3-2021-1917=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP2-2021-1917=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-1917=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update libxml2 exponential attack SUSE MicroOS Python Module

References

#1186015

Cross- CVE-2021-3541

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-3541 (SUSE): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE MicroOS 5.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3541.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186015

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1917-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update libxml2 exponential attack SUSE MicroOS Python Module

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