A xerces-j2 security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.3 and 15.4.

openSUSE-SU-2022:0503-1: important: Security update for xerces-j2

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for xerces-j2
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2022:0503-1
Rating: important
References: #1195108
Cross-References: CVE-2022-23437
CVSS scores:
CVE-2022-23437 (NVD) : 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2022-23437 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.3
openSUSE Leap 15.4
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for xerces-j2 fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2022-23437: Fixed infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser
(bsc#1195108).

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 15.4:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2022-503=1

- openSUSE Leap 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2022-503=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch):

xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1
xerces-j2-demo-2.12.0-3.3.1
xerces-j2-javadoc-2.12.0-3.3.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch):

xerces-j2-2.12.0-3.3.1
xerces-j2-demo-2.12.0-3.3.1
xerces-j2-javadoc-2.12.0-3.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23437.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195108