Security update for xerces-j2 SUSE Patch security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE-SU-2022:14889-1 Final 1 1 2022-02-18T09:53:50Z current 2022-02-18T09:53:50Z 2022-02-18T09:53:50Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf.pl 2017-02-24T01:00:00Z Security update for xerces-j2 This update for xerces-j2 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2022-23437: Fixed infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser (bsc#1195108). The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). sleposp3-xerces-j2-14889,slessp4-xerces-j2-14889 Copyright SUSE LLC under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-202214889-1/ Link for SUSE-SU-2022:14889-1 https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2022-February/010256.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2022:14889-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195108 SUSE Bug 1195108 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23437/ SUSE CVE CVE-2022-23437 page SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS xerces-j2-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 xerces-j2-xml-apis-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 xerces-j2-xml-resolver-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 xerces-j2-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 xerces-j2-xml-apis-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 xerces-j2-xml-resolver-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 xerces-j2-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS xerces-j2-xml-apis-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS xerces-j2-xml-resolver-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This causes, the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may sometimes consume system resources for prolonged duration. This vulnerability is present within XercesJ version 2.12.1 and the previous versions. CVE-2022-23437 SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3:xerces-j2-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3:xerces-j2-xml-apis-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3:xerces-j2-xml-resolver-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS:xerces-j2-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS:xerces-j2-xml-apis-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS:xerces-j2-xml-resolver-2.8.1-238.29.8.1 important To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-202214889-1/ https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23437.html CVE-2022-23437 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1195108 SUSE Bug 1195108 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1196394 SUSE Bug 1196394