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openSUSE Leap 15.2: 2021:0692-1 Moderate: Buffer Overflow Fix

An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available. . openSUSE Security Update: Security update for libxml2 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0692-1 Rating: moderate References: #1185408 #1185409 #1185410 Cross-References: CVE-2021-3516 CVE-2021-3517 CVE-2021-3518 CVSS scores: CVE-2021-3516 (SUSE): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2021-3517 (SUSE): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2021-3518 (SUSE): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-3518: Fixed a use after free in xinclude.c:xmlXIncludeDoProcess (bsc#1185408). - CVE-2021-3517: Fixed a heap based buffer overflow in entities.c:xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal (bsc#1185410). - CVE-2021-3516: Fixed a use after free in entities.c:xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal (bsc#1185409). This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE 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: - openSUSE Leap 15.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-692=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64): libxml2-2-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 libxml2-2-debuginfo-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 libxml2-debugsource-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 libxml2-devel-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 libxml2-tools-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 python-libxml2-python-debugsource-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 python2-libxml2-python-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 python2-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 python3-libxml2-python-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64): libxml2-2-32bit-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 libxml2-devel-32bit-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (noarch): libxml2-doc-2.9.7-lp152.10.9.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3516.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3517.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3518.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185408 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185409 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185410 . An important patch for openSUSE Leap 15.3 targets significant libxml2 vulnerabilities and outlines installation instructions.. openSUSE Leap 15.2, libxml2 update, security fixes, system updates. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 09, 2021 OpenSUSE