SUSE-SU-2021:1917-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211917-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:1917-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2021:1917-1
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Published
2021-06-09T12:48:29Z
Modified
2026-02-04T04:24:01Z
Summary
Security update for libxml2
Details

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-3541: Fixed exponential entity expansion attack bypasses all existing protection mechanisms. (bsc#1186015)
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.0

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-3.37.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libxml2-2":  "2.9.7-3.37.1",
            "libxml2-tools":  "2.9.7-3.37.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:1917-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
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-tools":  "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/SUSE-SU-2021:1917-1.json"
python-libxml2-python

Package

Name
python-libxml2-python
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
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-tools":  "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/SUSE-SU-2021:1917-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
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-tools":  "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/SUSE-SU-2021:1917-1.json"
python-libxml2-python

Package

Name
python-libxml2-python
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
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-tools":  "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/SUSE-SU-2021:1917-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP2
python-libxml2-python

Package

Name
python-libxml2-python
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-3.37.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "python2-libxml2-python":  "2.9.7-3.37.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:1917-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP3
python-libxml2-python

Package

Name
python-libxml2-python
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-3.37.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "python2-libxml2-python":  "2.9.7-3.37.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:1917-1.json"