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SUSE: CVE-2022-23437: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2022-23437: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/24/2022
Created
02/24/2022
Added
02/19/2022
Modified
10/26/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-xerces-j2
  • suse-upgrade-xerces-j2-demo
  • suse-upgrade-xerces-j2-javadoc
  • suse-upgrade-xerces-j2-scripts
  • suse-upgrade-xerces-j2-xml-apis
  • suse-upgrade-xerces-j2-xml-resolver

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