A xerces-c security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.3.

openSUSE-SU-2021:2958-1: important: Security update for xerces-c

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for xerces-c
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:2958-1
Rating: important
References: #1159552
Cross-References: CVE-2018-1311
CVSS scores:
CVE-2018-1311 (NVD) : 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2018-1311 (SUSE): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.3
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for xerces-c fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2018-1311: Fixed use-after-free inside XML parser during the
scanning of external DTDs (bsc#1159552).

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE 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:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-2958=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

libxerces-c-3_1-3.1.4-10.3.1
libxerces-c-3_1-debuginfo-3.1.4-10.3.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64):

libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-3.1.4-10.3.1
libxerces-c-3_1-32bit-debuginfo-3.1.4-10.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1311.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1159552