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[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1441-1: important: Security update for expat

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openSUSE Security Update: Security update for expat

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2016:1441-1

Rating: important

References: #979441 #980391

Cross-References: CVE-2015-1283 CVE-2016-0718

Affected Products:

openSUSE 13.2

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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

 

Description:

 

 

This update for expat fixes the following security issues:

 

- CVE-2015-1283: Fixed multiple integer overflows that could lead to

buffer overflows [boo#980391]

- CVE-2016-0718: Fixed Expat XML parser that mishandles certain kinds of

malformed input documents [boo#979441].

 

 

Patch Instructions:

 

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

 

- openSUSE 13.2:

 

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-660=1

 

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

 

 

Package List:

 

- openSUSE 13.2 (i586 x86_64):

 

expat-2.1.0-14.3.1

expat-debuginfo-2.1.0-14.3.1

expat-debugsource-2.1.0-14.3.1

libexpat-devel-2.1.0-14.3.1

libexpat1-2.1.0-14.3.1

libexpat1-debuginfo-2.1.0-14.3.1

 

- openSUSE 13.2 (x86_64):

 

expat-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-14.3.1

libexpat-devel-32bit-2.1.0-14.3.1

libexpat1-32bit-2.1.0-14.3.1

libexpat1-debuginfo-32bit-2.1.0-14.3.1

 

 

References:

 

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1283.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0718.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/979441

https://bugzilla.suse.com/980391

 

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