====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: libxslt security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2012:1265-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1265.html
Issue date:        2012-09-13
CVE Names:         CVE-2011-1202 CVE-2011-3970 CVE-2012-2825 
                   CVE-2012-2870 CVE-2012-2871 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

Updated libxslt packages that fix several security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each
vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

libxslt is a library for transforming XML files into other textual formats
(including HTML, plain text, and other XML representations of the
underlying data) using the standard XSLT stylesheet transformation
mechanism.

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libxslt applied
templates to nodes selected by certain namespaces. An attacker could use
this flaw to create a malicious XSL file that, when used by an application
linked against libxslt to perform an XSL transformation, could cause the
application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-2871)

Several denial of service flaws were found in libxslt. An attacker could
use these flaws to create a malicious XSL file that, when used by an
application linked against libxslt to perform an XSL transformation, could
cause the application to crash. (CVE-2012-2825, CVE-2012-2870,
CVE-2011-3970)

An information leak could occur if an application using libxslt processed
an untrusted XPath expression, or used a malicious XSL file to perform an
XSL transformation. If combined with other flaws, this leak could possibly
help an attacker bypass intended memory corruption protections.
(CVE-2011-1202)

All libxslt users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to resolve these issues. All running
applications linked against libxslt must be restarted for this update to
take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

684386 - CVE-2011-1202 libxslt: Heap address leak in XLST
788826 - CVE-2011-3970 libxslt: Out-of-bounds read when parsing certain patterns
835982 - CVE-2012-2825 libxslt: DoS when reading unexpected DTD nodes in XSLT
852935 - CVE-2012-2871 libxslt: Heap-buffer overflow caused by bad cast in XSL transforms
852937 - CVE-2012-2870 libxslt: Use-after-free when processing an invalid XPath expression

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:

i386:
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm

ia64:
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ia64.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ia64.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ia64.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ia64.rpm

ppc:
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc.rpm
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc64.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc64.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc64.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc.rpm

s390x:
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390.rpm
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390x.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390x.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390x.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm

x86_64:
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm

x86_64:
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):

Source:

x86_64:
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):

Source:

x86_64:
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm

ppc64:
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc.rpm
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390.rpm
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm

ppc64:
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm

x86_64:
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm

x86_64:
libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.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/#package

7. References:

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-1202.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-3970.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-2825.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-2870.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-2871.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: 2012:1265-01: libxslt: Important Advisory

Updated libxslt packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6

Summary

libxslt is a library for transforming XML files into other textual formats (including HTML, plain text, and other XML representations of the underlying data) using the standard XSLT stylesheet transformation mechanism.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libxslt applied templates to nodes selected by certain namespaces. An attacker could use this flaw to create a malicious XSL file that, when used by an application linked against libxslt to perform an XSL transformation, could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-2871)
Several denial of service flaws were found in libxslt. An attacker could use these flaws to create a malicious XSL file that, when used by an application linked against libxslt to perform an XSL transformation, could cause the application to crash. (CVE-2012-2825, CVE-2012-2870, CVE-2011-3970)
An information leak could occur if an application using libxslt processed an untrusted XPath expression, or used a malicious XSL file to perform an XSL transformation. If combined with other flaws, this leak could possibly help an attacker bypass intended memory corruption protections. (CVE-2011-1202)
All libxslt users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. All running applications linked against libxslt must be restarted for this update to take effect.



Summary


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

References

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-1202.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-3970.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-2825.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-2870.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-2871.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
x86_64: libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
x86_64: libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm
ia64: libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ia64.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ia64.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ia64.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ia64.rpm
ppc: libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc.rpm libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc64.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc64.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc64.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.ppc.rpm
s390x: libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390.rpm libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390x.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390x.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390x.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.s390x.rpm
x86_64: libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.i386.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.17-4.el5_8.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
ppc64: libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc.rpm libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm
s390x: libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390.rpm libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64: libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
ppc64: libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.ppc64.rpm
s390x: libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64: libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-devel-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: libxslt-debuginfo-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm libxslt-python-1.1.26-2.el6_3.1.x86_64.rpm
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Severity
Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1265-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1265.html
Issued Date: : 2012-09-13
CVE Names: CVE-2011-1202 CVE-2011-3970 CVE-2012-2825 CVE-2012-2870 CVE-2012-2871

Topic

Updated libxslt packages that fix several security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) basescores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for eachvulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.


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Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64


Bugs Fixed

684386 - CVE-2011-1202 libxslt: Heap address leak in XLST

788826 - CVE-2011-3970 libxslt: Out-of-bounds read when parsing certain patterns

835982 - CVE-2012-2825 libxslt: DoS when reading unexpected DTD nodes in XSLT

852935 - CVE-2012-2871 libxslt: Heap-buffer overflow caused by bad cast in XSL transforms

852937 - CVE-2012-2870 libxslt: Use-after-free when processing an invalid XPath expression


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