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

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for xerces-j2 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:0503-1 Rating: important References: #1195108 Cross-References: 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 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP2-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP4 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 SUSE Manager Server 4.1 SUSE Manager Server 4.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is nowavailable. Description: 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 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP2-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP2-LTSS-2022-503=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP2-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP2-BCL-2022-503=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-RT-15-SP2-2022-503=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2022-503=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2022-503=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP2-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-LTSS-2022-503=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP2-ESPOS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-ESPOS-2022-503=1 - SUSE Enterprise Storage 7: zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7-2022-503=1 Package List: - SUSE Manager Server 4.1 (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 - SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 - SUSE Manager Proxy4.1 (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP2 (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP2-LTSS (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP2-BCL (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension 15-SP2 (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP4 (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP2-LTSS (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP2-ESPOS (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 - SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 (noarch): xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23437.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195108 . Crucial SUSE patch for xerces-j2 addresses a looping vulnerability. Make certain that your systems are updated for improved security.. SUSE Security,Xerces Fix,Software Update,Security Patch,SUSE Linux. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 18, 2022 •Important SuSE