SUSE-SU-2024:0299-1: Security update for xerces-c

Published Feb 1, 2024
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Updated

This update for xerces-c fixes the following issues: CVE-2018-1311: fixed use-after-free triggered during the scanning of external DTDs potentially leading to DOS. (bsc#1159552)

Affected Software

28 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/xerces-c-debuginfo<3.1.1-13.12.1
3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/xerces-c-debugsource<3.1.1-13.12.1
3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/libxerces-c-devel<3.1.1-13.12.1
3.1.1-13.12.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/xerces-c-debuginfo<3.1.1-13.12.1
3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/xerces-c-debugsource<3.1.1-13.12.1
3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-13.12.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/xerces-c-debuginfo<3.1.1-13.12.1
3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/xerces-c-debugsource<3.1.1-13.12.1
3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-13.12.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/xerces-c-debuginfo<3.1.1-13.12.1
3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/xerces-c-debugsource<3.1.1-13.12.1
3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-13.12.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
suse/libxerces-c<3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/xerces-c-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.1.1-13.12.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/xerces-c-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.1.1-13.12.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libxerces-c-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.1.1-13.12.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libxerces-c to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3_1-3.1.1-13.12.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libxerces-c to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3_1-debuginfo-3.1.1-13.12.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libxerces-c to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3_1-debuginfo-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libxerces-c to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.12.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade xerces-c to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-299=1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade xerces-c to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-299=1

Event History

Feb 1, 2024
Advisory Published
via SUSE·04:30 PM

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