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SUSE-SU-2017:1557-1 Not scored

Security update for libxml2

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2017-9050: heap-based buffer overflow (xmlDictAddString func) [bsc#1039069, bsc#1039661] - CVE-2017-9049: heap-based buffer overflow (xmlDictComputeFastKey func) [bsc#1039066] - CVE-2017-9048: stack overflow vulnerability (xmlSnprintfElementContent func) [bsc#1039063] - CVE-2017-9047: stack overflow vulnerability (xmlSnprintfElementContent func) [bsc#1039064] A clarification for the previously released update: 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).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published June 13, 2017
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 libxml2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 libxml2-python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS libxml2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS libxml2-python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA libxml2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA libxml2-python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 libxml2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 libxml2-python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 libxml2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 libxml2-python
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 libxml2

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2017:1557-1

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2017-9050: heap-based buffer overflow (xmlDictAddString func) [bsc#1039069, bsc#1039661] - CVE-2017-9049: heap-based buffer overflow (xmlDictComputeFastKey func) [bsc#1039066] - CVE-2017-9048: stack overflow vulnerability (xmlSnprintfElementContent func) [bsc#1039063] - CVE-2017-9047: stack overflow vulnerability (xmlSnprintfElementContent func) [bsc#1039064] A clarification for the previously released update: 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).

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05 / REFERENCES

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