Security update for xerces-c SUSE Patch security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE-SU-2021:2944-1 Final 1 1 2021-09-03T07:27:48Z current 2021-09-03T07:27:48Z 2021-09-03T07:27:48Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf.pl 2017-02-24T01:00:00Z Security update for xerces-c This update for xerces-c fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-1311: Fixed use-after-free inside XML parser during the scanning of external DTDs (bsc#1159552). The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). SUSE-2021-2944,SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-2944,SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2944 Copyright SUSE LLC under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212944-1/ Link for SUSE-SU-2021:2944-1 https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2021-September/020051.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2021:2944-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings https://bugzilla.suse.com/1159552 SUSE Bug 1159552 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1311/ SUSE CVE CVE-2018-1311 page SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-13.6.1 libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.6.1 libxerces-c-3_1-64bit-3.1.1-13.6.1 libxerces-c-devel-3.1.1-13.6.1 xerces-c-3.1.1-13.6.1 libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-13.6.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.6.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-13.6.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.6.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 libxerces-c-devel-3.1.1-13.6.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 The Apache Xerces-C 3.0.0 to 3.2.3 XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of external DTDs. This flaw has not been addressed in the maintained version of the library and has no current mitigation other than to disable DTD processing. This can be accomplished via the DOM using a standard parser feature, or via SAX using the XERCES_DISABLE_DTD environment variable. CVE-2018-1311 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5:libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-13.6.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5:libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.6.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5:libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.1-13.6.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5:libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.1-13.6.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5:libxerces-c-devel-3.1.1-13.6.1 important To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212944-1/ https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1311.html CVE-2018-1311 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1159552 SUSE Bug 1159552