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openSUSE Leap 16.0 python-soupsieve Critical Memory Exhaustion DoS

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Calendar Grey July 15, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A security update for openSUSE addresses 2 vulnerabilities in python-soupsieve with important fixes for memory exhaustion and denial of service issues.
An update that solves 2 vulnerabilities and has 2 bug fixes can now be installed.

Description

This update for python-soupsieve fixes the following issues

- CVE-2026-49476: Memory Exhaustion via Large Comma-Separated Selector Lists (bsc#1271187).

- CVE-2026-49477: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via Selector Parser (bsc#1271188).

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-16.0-1246=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory important memory exhaustion deny service OpenSUSE python-soupsieve

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

python313-soupsieve-2.6-160000.4.1

References

* bsc#1271187

* bsc#1271188

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-49476.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-49477.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21342-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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security advisory important memory exhaustion deny service OpenSUSE python-soupsieve

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