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SUSE: 2022:0503-1 Critical Alert: Xerces-J2 Infinite Loop Issue

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Calendar Grey February 18, 2022
Dist Suse Esm H88
Crucial SUSE patch for xerces-j2 addresses a looping vulnerability. Make certain that your systems are updated for improved security.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for xerces-j2 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2022-23437: Fixed infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser (bsc#1195108). 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 Manager Server 4.1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.1-2022-503=1 - SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.1-2022-503=1 - SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.1-2022-503=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP2-2022-503=1

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security advisory important infinite loop xerces-j2 suse linux enterprise suse enterprise storage apache xerces

References

#1195108

Cross- CVE-2022-23437

CVSS scores:

CVE-2022-23437 (NVD) : 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2022-23437 (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 Enterprise Storage 7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP2-ESPOS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP2-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP2-BCL

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:0503-1
Rating: important

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security advisory important infinite loop xerces-j2 suse linux enterprise suse enterprise storage apache xerces

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