SUSE update for libxml2
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-3541 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system libxml2-doc Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-2-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python-libxml2-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python-libxml2-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python-libxml2 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-tools-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-tools Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-2-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-2 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU53289
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3541
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package libxml2 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5
libxml2-doc: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-2-32bit: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
python-libxml2-debugsource: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
python-libxml2-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
python-libxml2: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-tools: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-2: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-devel: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
libxml2-debugsource: before 2.9.4-46.46.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:python-libxml2-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:python-libxml2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:python-libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212016-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
