openSUSE Leap 16.0 Advisory 2026-21045-1 Moderate Perl-libwww-perl Leak
opensuse
June 30, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.
Description
This update for perl-libwww-perl fixes the following issue
- CVE-2026-8368: authorization and proxy-authorization headers are leaked on cross-origin redirects (bsc#1265156).
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-16.0-1058=1
Topics Covered
Patch
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 16.0:
perl-libwww-perl-6.770.0-160000.3.1
References
* bsc#1265156
References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8368.html
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21045-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 16.0
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Topics Covered
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