{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"openSUSE-SU-2021:1917-1","published":"2021-07-11T10:43:46Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:46:29.529163Z","related":["CVE-2021-3541"],"upstream":["CVE-2021-3541"],"summary":"Security update for libxml2","details":"This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:\n\n- CVE-2021-3541: Fixed exponential entity expansion attack bypasses all existing protection mechanisms. (bsc#1186015)\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxml2","ecosystem":"openSUSE:Leap 15.3","purl":"pkg:rpm/opensuse/libxml2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.7-3.37.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libxml2-2":"2.9.7-3.37.1","libxml2-2-32bit":"2.9.7-3.37.1","libxml2-devel":"2.9.7-3.37.1","libxml2-devel-32bit":"2.9.7-3.37.1","libxml2-doc":"2.9.7-3.37.1","libxml2-tools":"2.9.7-3.37.1","python2-libxml2-python":"2.9.7-3.37.1","python3-libxml2-python":"2.9.7-3.37.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/openSUSE-SU-2021:1917-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"python-libxml2-python","ecosystem":"openSUSE:Leap 15.3","purl":"pkg:rpm/opensuse/python-libxml2-python&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.7-3.37.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libxml2-2":"2.9.7-3.37.1","libxml2-2-32bit":"2.9.7-3.37.1","libxml2-devel":"2.9.7-3.37.1","libxml2-devel-32bit":"2.9.7-3.37.1","libxml2-doc":"2.9.7-3.37.1","libxml2-tools":"2.9.7-3.37.1","python2-libxml2-python":"2.9.7-3.37.1","python3-libxml2-python":"2.9.7-3.37.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/openSUSE-SU-2021:1917-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/AR6HBOC5J6QPVBH5GMPTQIK63SAT3C5S/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186015"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3541"}]}