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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2017.0380.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2017:0380-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2017:0380-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxml2' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2017:0380-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2016-4658: use-after-free error could lead to crash [bsc#1005544]
* Fix NULL dereference in xpointer.c when in recovery mode [bsc#1014873]
* CVE-2016-9597: An XML document with many opening tags could have caused a overflow of the stack not detected by the recursion limits, allowing for DoS (bsc#1017497).

For CVE-2016-9318 we decided not to ship a fix since it can break existing setups. Please take appropriate actions if you parse untrusted XML files and use the new -noxxe flag if possible (bnc#1010675, bnc#1013930).

Affected Software/OS:
'libxml2' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP2.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4658
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00010.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00011.html
BugTraq ID: 93054
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93054
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-37
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9318
BugTraq ID: 94347
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94347
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772726
https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3739-2/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9597
98567
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98567
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9597
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