openSUSE Security Update: libxml2: fixed hash table collisions CPU usage DoS ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2012:0342-1 Rating: moderate References: #748561 Cross-References: CVE-2012-0841 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update of libxml2 fixes the hash table collision flaw which could be exploited by attackers to cause a Denial of Service (CVE-2012-0841). Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE 11.4: zypper in -t patch libxml2-5873 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64): libxml2-2.7.8-16.23.1 libxml2-devel-2.7.8-16.23.1 - openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64): libxml2-32bit-2.7.8-16.23.1 libxml2-devel-32bit-2.7.8-16.23.1 - openSUSE 11.4 (noarch): libxml2-doc-2.7.8-16.23.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0841.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/748561