Security update for libxml2
This update for libxml2 fixes one issue. This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2017-15412: Prevent use after free when calling XPath extension functions that allowed remote attackers to cause DoS or potentially RCE (bsc#1077993) - CVE-2016-5131: Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function. (bsc#1078813) - CVE-2017-5130: Fixed a potential remote buffer overflow in function xmlMemoryStrdup() (bsc#1078806)
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
This update for libxml2 fixes one issue. This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2017-15412: Prevent use after free when calling XPath extension functions that allowed remote attackers to cause DoS or potentially RCE (bsc#1077993) - CVE-2016-5131: Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function. (bsc#1078813) - CVE-2017-5130: Fixed a potential remote buffer overflow in function xmlMemoryStrdup() (bsc#1078806)
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1077993
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1078806
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1078813
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5131
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15412
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5130
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180401-1/