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SUSE: 2021:2016-1 Moderate Vulnerability in libxml2 Exponential Attack

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Calendar Grey June 18, 2021
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SUSE releases an update for libxml2 addressing a vulnerability classified as moderate severity. Instructions for installation and the specific issues resolved are outlined.
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 that could bypass 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 Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-2016=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2016=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): libxml2-debugsource-2.9.4-46.46.1 libxml2-devel-2.9.4-46.46.1

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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 Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186015

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2016-1
Rating: moderate

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