SUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2026:21317-1 (libxml2)
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| To: | security-announce@lists.opensuse.org | |
| Subject: | openSUSE-SU-2026:21317-1: important: Security update for libxml2 | |
| Date: | Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:46:35 +0200 | |
| Message-ID: | <20260715074636.057B1FCC9@maintenance.suse.de> | |
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openSUSE security update: security update for libxml2 ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21317-1 Rating: important References: * bsc#1262719 * bsc#1269790 Cross-References: * CVE-2026-11979 * CVE-2026-6732 CVSS scores: * CVE-2026-11979 ( SUSE ): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H * CVE-2026-11979 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2026-6732 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2026-6732 ( SUSE ): 6 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 ------------------------------------------------------------- An update that solves 2 vulnerabilities and has 2 bug fixes can now be installed. Description: This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues - CVE-2026-6732: crafted XSD-validated document can cause a denial of service (bsc#1262719). - CVE-2026-11979: stack-based buffer overflows in the `xmlcatalog` utility when running in `--shell` mode (bsc#1269790). Patch instructions: To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 16.0 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-1220=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 16.0: libxml2-2-2.13.8-160000.5.1 libxml2-devel-2.13.8-160000.5.1 libxml2-doc-2.13.8-160000.5.1 libxml2-tools-2.13.8-160000.5.1 python313-libxml2-2.13.8-160000.5.1 References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-11979.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6732.html