SUSE-SU-2018:3080-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183080-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:3080-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2018:3080-1
Upstream
CVE (3)
Related
CVE (3)
Published
2018-10-09T09:08:39Z
Modified
2026-03-11T06:58:09Z
Summary
Security update for libxml2
Details

This update for libxml2 fixes the following security issues:

  • CVE-2018-9251: The xz_decomp function allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XML file that triggers LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint (bsc#1088279)
  • CVE-2018-14567: Prevent denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted XML file that triggers LZMA_MEMLIMIT_ERROR, as demonstrated by xmllint (bsc#1105166)
  • 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)
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 / libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-3.3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libxml2-2":  "2.9.7-3.3.1",
            "libxml2-2-32bit":  "2.9.7-3.3.1",
            "libxml2-devel":  "2.9.7-3.3.1",
            "libxml2-tools":  "2.9.7-3.3.1",
            "python2-libxml2-python":  "2.9.7-3.3.1",
            "python3-libxml2-python":  "2.9.7-3.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:3080-1.json"

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 / python-libxml2-python

Package

Name
python-libxml2-python
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-3.3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libxml2-2":  "2.9.7-3.3.1",
            "libxml2-2-32bit":  "2.9.7-3.3.1",
            "libxml2-devel":  "2.9.7-3.3.1",
            "libxml2-tools":  "2.9.7-3.3.1",
            "python2-libxml2-python":  "2.9.7-3.3.1",
            "python3-libxml2-python":  "2.9.7-3.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2018:3080-1.json"