SB2020060803 - OpenSUSE Linux update for libxml2



SB2020060803 - OpenSUSE Linux update for libxml2

Published: June 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020060803
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19956)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover in parser.c. A remote attacker can trigger a memory leak related to newDoc->oldNs and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.