RedHat: RHSA-2020-0702:01 Important: xerces-c security update
Summary
Xerces-C is a validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++.
Xerces-C makes it easy to give your application the ability to read and
write XML data. A shared library is provided for parsing, generating,
manipulating, and validating XML documents.
Security Fix(es):
* xerces-c: XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the
scanning of external DTDs (CVE-2018-1311)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1311 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.src.rpm
i386:
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
noarch:
xerces-c-doc-3.0.1-21.el6_10.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.src.rpm
noarch:
xerces-c-doc-3.0.1-21.el6_10.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
Source:
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.src.rpm
i386:
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
noarch:
xerces-c-doc-3.0.1-21.el6_10.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
Source:
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.src.rpm
i386:
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
noarch:
xerces-c-doc-3.0.1-21.el6_10.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-debuginfo-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10.i686.rpm
xerces-c-devel-3.0.1-21.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for xerces-c is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1788472 - CVE-2018-1311 xerces-c: XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of external DTDs