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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.2601
SUSE-SU-2019:1834-1 Security update for expat
15 July 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: expat
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-20843
Reference: ESB-2019.2368
ESB-2019.2366
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20191834-1.html
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for expat
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:1834-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1139937
Cross-References: CVE-2018-20843
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for expat fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
o CVE-2018-20843: Fixed a denial of service triggered by high resource
consumption in the XML parser when XML names contain a large amount of
colons (bsc#1139937).
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation
methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2019-1834=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-1834=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-1834=1
o SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0:
To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard. It will
inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of
the complete cluster in a controlled way.
Package List:
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le
s390x x86_64):
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
expat-debugsource-2.1.0-21.6.1
libexpat-devel-2.1.0-21.6.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
expat-2.1.0-21.6.1
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
expat-debugsource-2.1.0-21.6.1
libexpat1-2.1.0-21.6.1
libexpat1-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (s390x x86_64):
expat-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1
libexpat1-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1
libexpat1-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 (x86_64):
expat-2.1.0-21.6.1
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
expat-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1
expat-debugsource-2.1.0-21.6.1
libexpat1-2.1.0-21.6.1
libexpat1-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1
libexpat1-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
libexpat1-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-21.6.1
o SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64):
expat-2.1.0-21.6.1
expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
expat-debugsource-2.1.0-21.6.1
libexpat1-2.1.0-21.6.1
libexpat1-debuginfo-2.1.0-21.6.1
References:
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20843.html
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1139937
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