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openSUSE Security Update : libxml2 (openSUSE-2017-244)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 97116
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
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).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.
Solution
Update the affected libxml2 packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1005544
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1010675
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1013930
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 97116
File Name: openSUSE-2017-244.nasl
Version: 3.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 2/13/2017
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-2-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libxml2-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libxml2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libxml2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libxml2-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2017