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SUSE: 2022:1980-2 Critical: XML Parser Vulnerability Detected

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Calendar Grey June 15, 2021
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A revision of snakeyaml addresses significant vulnerabilities including CVE-2017-18640, strengthening the security posture for SUSE environments.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for snakeyaml fixes the following issues: - Upgrade to 1.28 - CVE-2017-18640: The Alias feature allows entity expansion during a load operation (bsc#1159488, bsc#1186088) 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 SUSE Manager Server 4.1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.1-2021-1979=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 (noarch): snakeyaml-1.28-12.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update important risk snakeyaml entity expansion

References

#1159488 #1186088

Cross- CVE-2017-18640

CVSS scores:

CVE-2017-18640 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2017-18640 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18640.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1159488

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186088

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1979-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update important risk snakeyaml entity expansion

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