{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2017:0380-1","published":"2017-02-03T17:46:15Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:35:54.107111Z","related":["CVE-2016-4658","CVE-2016-9318","CVE-2016-9597"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-4658","CVE-2016-9318","CVE-2016-9597"],"summary":"Security update for libxml2","details":"\nThis update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:\n\n* CVE-2016-4658: use-after-free error could lead to crash [bsc#1005544]\n* Fix NULL dereference in xpointer.c when in recovery mode [bsc#1014873]\n* CVE-2016-9597: An XML document with many opening tags could have caused a overflow of the stack not detected by the recursion limits, allowing for DoS (bsc#1017497).\n\nFor CVE-2016-9318 we decided not to ship a fix since it can break existing setups. Please take appropriate actions if you parse untrusted XML files\nand use the new -noxxe flag if possible (bnc#1010675, bnc#1013930).\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxml2","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.4-33.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libxml2-2":"2.9.4-33.1","libxml2-2-32bit":"2.9.4-33.1","libxml2-tools":"2.9.4-33.1","python-libxml2":"2.9.4-33.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:0380-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"python-libxml2","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 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