- Issued:
- 2018-10-30
- Updated:
- 2018-10-30
RHSA-2018:3335 - Security Advisory
Synopsis
Moderate: xerces-c security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Moderate
Topic
An update for xerces-c is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
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: Stack overflow when parsing deeply nested DTD (CVE-2016-4463)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Release Notes linked from the References section.
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
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 7 aarch64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 7 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A) 7 s390x
Fixes
- BZ - 1348845 - CVE-2016-4463 xerces-c: Stack overflow when parsing deeply nested DTD
CVEs
References
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.src.rpm | SHA-256: 266dcdce7c524ec55547759f077b752af1fa7aeb5eea6c860b0a33387feebd51 |
| x86_64 | |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: b9f68c737eeed648bb027a44a5c2e484acf1d50a1ae7297fdac06e24f3dc6228 |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5c636f8f3f18f4d83e849ba24ad5ba5f4250b83b19fde25e0df3fbdf01293399 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a31388f55b272a32d3fdbe50e7b6e02655b58179a7b0ca7eeb44af3adcc48df0 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a31388f55b272a32d3fdbe50e7b6e02655b58179a7b0ca7eeb44af3adcc48df0 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b20372642bc1f9f42acaf5a453c94b717bfaea83271066a051c548c1ae895ec1 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b20372642bc1f9f42acaf5a453c94b717bfaea83271066a051c548c1ae895ec1 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 014cd574be619793737741c1f0fa7568d6e3bc96b59968aa6460194e3eb7f98d |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: bd395e5105b7ae87cc9085ab866c8e20f478bf675a414659fa5d3449f52a5198 |
| xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-9.el7.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec4593ae8d175d394bcfb0e45b2e7dab1cb2c49a34a005300445d800c9de43b0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.src.rpm | SHA-256: 266dcdce7c524ec55547759f077b752af1fa7aeb5eea6c860b0a33387feebd51 |
| x86_64 | |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: b9f68c737eeed648bb027a44a5c2e484acf1d50a1ae7297fdac06e24f3dc6228 |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5c636f8f3f18f4d83e849ba24ad5ba5f4250b83b19fde25e0df3fbdf01293399 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a31388f55b272a32d3fdbe50e7b6e02655b58179a7b0ca7eeb44af3adcc48df0 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a31388f55b272a32d3fdbe50e7b6e02655b58179a7b0ca7eeb44af3adcc48df0 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b20372642bc1f9f42acaf5a453c94b717bfaea83271066a051c548c1ae895ec1 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b20372642bc1f9f42acaf5a453c94b717bfaea83271066a051c548c1ae895ec1 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 014cd574be619793737741c1f0fa7568d6e3bc96b59968aa6460194e3eb7f98d |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: bd395e5105b7ae87cc9085ab866c8e20f478bf675a414659fa5d3449f52a5198 |
| xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-9.el7.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec4593ae8d175d394bcfb0e45b2e7dab1cb2c49a34a005300445d800c9de43b0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.src.rpm | SHA-256: 266dcdce7c524ec55547759f077b752af1fa7aeb5eea6c860b0a33387feebd51 |
| x86_64 | |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: b9f68c737eeed648bb027a44a5c2e484acf1d50a1ae7297fdac06e24f3dc6228 |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5c636f8f3f18f4d83e849ba24ad5ba5f4250b83b19fde25e0df3fbdf01293399 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a31388f55b272a32d3fdbe50e7b6e02655b58179a7b0ca7eeb44af3adcc48df0 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b20372642bc1f9f42acaf5a453c94b717bfaea83271066a051c548c1ae895ec1 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 014cd574be619793737741c1f0fa7568d6e3bc96b59968aa6460194e3eb7f98d |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: bd395e5105b7ae87cc9085ab866c8e20f478bf675a414659fa5d3449f52a5198 |
| xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-9.el7.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec4593ae8d175d394bcfb0e45b2e7dab1cb2c49a34a005300445d800c9de43b0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.src.rpm | SHA-256: 266dcdce7c524ec55547759f077b752af1fa7aeb5eea6c860b0a33387feebd51 |
| s390x | |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.s390.rpm | SHA-256: e260e431a5a44b8f17dc8255ad1b519302429ce315a0bef688e2a7fcd267d683 |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 29bcd74d16159b8730aa95d5a9c2d03afb1f8ed078715835004d46e4fdd28b0c |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 580698b1eed8d265b75a4651c82fea4792e36229a0fe08a2f69ad6fbf72ff76f |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 580698b1eed8d265b75a4651c82fea4792e36229a0fe08a2f69ad6fbf72ff76f |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d342afd87b9cb10ed7345e508ebcdab1d6e931b6abba4af529634522409f2d98 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d342afd87b9cb10ed7345e508ebcdab1d6e931b6abba4af529634522409f2d98 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.s390.rpm | SHA-256: f003de6567ff90866b5882c5ba501d7f170e9dcaa9b71aa52a0bcc855bcc3022 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: a40868bacb380c6c85a309ef418d164956f32effdaec4a5501b93e3885589dfd |
| xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-9.el7.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec4593ae8d175d394bcfb0e45b2e7dab1cb2c49a34a005300445d800c9de43b0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.src.rpm | SHA-256: 266dcdce7c524ec55547759f077b752af1fa7aeb5eea6c860b0a33387feebd51 |
| ppc64 | |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 9f03e630545d56f389a13eefcb9d5bc0e686fbc69842c002a7a19bfae23dbfd3 |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 73c9f27ad9fd3d54ff74fc1835cc445ec24240b26b7785cbf546a7aca8a2787a |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: b227f52adf43ed47ed46d168353924b248abd06164cc8f1817f81a5d18d098ec |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: b227f52adf43ed47ed46d168353924b248abd06164cc8f1817f81a5d18d098ec |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: be953a2458f9e6c9e84a959450675ac8e24589b8b2b9da076ad937be17304127 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: be953a2458f9e6c9e84a959450675ac8e24589b8b2b9da076ad937be17304127 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 6dffd47671134246d25d20b8aae45e7ce811cbecb5b711d1b0db28213b23b021 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: deed0e10c86520b924cf31b863e9a45eee4fcf1e6b906aad292f77d85c3627bd |
| xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-9.el7.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec4593ae8d175d394bcfb0e45b2e7dab1cb2c49a34a005300445d800c9de43b0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.src.rpm | SHA-256: 266dcdce7c524ec55547759f077b752af1fa7aeb5eea6c860b0a33387feebd51 |
| x86_64 | |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5c636f8f3f18f4d83e849ba24ad5ba5f4250b83b19fde25e0df3fbdf01293399 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: a31388f55b272a32d3fdbe50e7b6e02655b58179a7b0ca7eeb44af3adcc48df0 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b20372642bc1f9f42acaf5a453c94b717bfaea83271066a051c548c1ae895ec1 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 014cd574be619793737741c1f0fa7568d6e3bc96b59968aa6460194e3eb7f98d |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: bd395e5105b7ae87cc9085ab866c8e20f478bf675a414659fa5d3449f52a5198 |
| xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-9.el7.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec4593ae8d175d394bcfb0e45b2e7dab1cb2c49a34a005300445d800c9de43b0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.src.rpm | SHA-256: 266dcdce7c524ec55547759f077b752af1fa7aeb5eea6c860b0a33387feebd51 |
| ppc64le | |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 1b94ca29d98899c5a1b3551d8f1d3942e9cbca9ccbb08942f3d6b39561755863 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: d01c51ac4f7d807ab4a51bc9fe30fc54711b983b7f855e20be2db012a4290822 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: d01c51ac4f7d807ab4a51bc9fe30fc54711b983b7f855e20be2db012a4290822 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 9da370fc9356f6c298d5f71103b9417b2c4f81dc9a4c9631663d0850aa09bca7 |
| xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-9.el7.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec4593ae8d175d394bcfb0e45b2e7dab1cb2c49a34a005300445d800c9de43b0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.src.rpm | SHA-256: 266dcdce7c524ec55547759f077b752af1fa7aeb5eea6c860b0a33387feebd51 |
| aarch64 | |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 1d9a8fb224a934729f5a98ea36fd3bd86106d1596e34f76c2c7140661bebe38e |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 6d77ed45984b408d313877dd98126862abd6af8aab8f29d70f793b17c84d349e |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 6d77ed45984b408d313877dd98126862abd6af8aab8f29d70f793b17c84d349e |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 56af3c9096fa85fcc7c5b021a8512ca8f4cae9d1b2db2066d48ac87501fa60a3 |
| xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-9.el7.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec4593ae8d175d394bcfb0e45b2e7dab1cb2c49a34a005300445d800c9de43b0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.src.rpm | SHA-256: 266dcdce7c524ec55547759f077b752af1fa7aeb5eea6c860b0a33387feebd51 |
| ppc64le | |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 1b94ca29d98899c5a1b3551d8f1d3942e9cbca9ccbb08942f3d6b39561755863 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: d01c51ac4f7d807ab4a51bc9fe30fc54711b983b7f855e20be2db012a4290822 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: d01c51ac4f7d807ab4a51bc9fe30fc54711b983b7f855e20be2db012a4290822 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 9da370fc9356f6c298d5f71103b9417b2c4f81dc9a4c9631663d0850aa09bca7 |
| xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-9.el7.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec4593ae8d175d394bcfb0e45b2e7dab1cb2c49a34a005300445d800c9de43b0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A) 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.src.rpm | SHA-256: 266dcdce7c524ec55547759f077b752af1fa7aeb5eea6c860b0a33387feebd51 |
| s390x | |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.s390.rpm | SHA-256: e260e431a5a44b8f17dc8255ad1b519302429ce315a0bef688e2a7fcd267d683 |
| xerces-c-3.1.1-9.el7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 29bcd74d16159b8730aa95d5a9c2d03afb1f8ed078715835004d46e4fdd28b0c |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 580698b1eed8d265b75a4651c82fea4792e36229a0fe08a2f69ad6fbf72ff76f |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 580698b1eed8d265b75a4651c82fea4792e36229a0fe08a2f69ad6fbf72ff76f |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d342afd87b9cb10ed7345e508ebcdab1d6e931b6abba4af529634522409f2d98 |
| xerces-c-debuginfo-3.1.1-9.el7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: d342afd87b9cb10ed7345e508ebcdab1d6e931b6abba4af529634522409f2d98 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.s390.rpm | SHA-256: f003de6567ff90866b5882c5ba501d7f170e9dcaa9b71aa52a0bcc855bcc3022 |
| xerces-c-devel-3.1.1-9.el7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: a40868bacb380c6c85a309ef418d164956f32effdaec4a5501b93e3885589dfd |
| xerces-c-doc-3.1.1-9.el7.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: ec4593ae8d175d394bcfb0e45b2e7dab1cb2c49a34a005300445d800c9de43b0 |
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