SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2026:20911-1 (poppler)

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SUSE-SU-2026:20911-1: moderate: Security update for poppler
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Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:39:50 -0000
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# Security update for poppler

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20911-1  
Release Date: 2026-03-19T08:11:15Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1252337

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-11896

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-11896 ( SUSE ):  2.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-11896 ( SUSE ):  3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-11896 ( NVD ):  2.1

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for poppler fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-11896: infinite recursion leading to stack overflow due to object
    loop in PDF CMap (bsc#1252337).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-411=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libpoppler148-debuginfo-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * poppler-debugsource-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * libpoppler-glib8-debuginfo-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * typelib-1_0-Poppler-0_18-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * libpoppler-cpp2-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * libpoppler-qt6-devel-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * libpoppler-glib8-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * libpoppler-qt6-3-debuginfo-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * libpoppler-devel-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * libpoppler-qt6-3-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * libpoppler-cpp2-debuginfo-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * libpoppler148-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * poppler-tools-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * poppler-qt6-debugsource-25.04.0-160000.4.1
    * poppler-tools-debuginfo-25.04.0-160000.4.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-11896.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252337



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