Security update for libxml2
This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-14404: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in the xmlXPathCompOpEval() function when parsing an invalid XPath expression in the XPATH_OP_AND or XPATH_OP_OR case leading to a denial of service attack (bsc#1102046) Other Issue fixed: - Fixed a bug related to the fix for CVE-2016-9318 which allowed xsltproc to access the internet even when --nonet was given and also was making docbook-xsl-stylesheets to have incomplete xml catalog file (bsc#1010675, bsc#1126613 and bsc#1110146).
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-14404: Prevent NULL pointer dereference in the xmlXPathCompOpEval() function when parsing an invalid XPath expression in the XPATH_OP_AND or XPATH_OP_OR case leading to a denial of service attack (bsc#1102046) Other Issue fixed: - Fixed a bug related to the fix for CVE-2016-9318 which allowed xsltproc to access the internet even when --nonet was given and also was making docbook-xsl-stylesheets to have incomplete xml catalog file (bsc#1010675, bsc#1126613 and bsc#1110146).
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1010675
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1102046
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1110146
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1126613
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9318
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14404
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-201913985-1/