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Ubuntu 20.04 ruby-xml-parser Significant Memory Leak Flaw USN-2345-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey March 31, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Two critical issues fixed in perl-XML-Parser update for openSUSE. Recommended patch installation instructions provided.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for perl-XML-Parser fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2006-10002: heap buffer overflow in `parse_stream` when processing UTF-8

input streams (bsc#1259901).

* CVE-2006-10003: off-by-one heap buffer overflow in `st_serial_stack`

(bsc#1259902).

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important OpenSUSE heap perl-xml-parser

Patch

## 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:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-1153=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-1153=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-1153=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1153=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-1153=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-1153=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1153=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* perl-XML-Parser-debuginfo-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* perl-XML-Parser-debugsource-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* perl-XML-Parser-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* perl-XML-Parser-debuginfo-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* perl-XML-Parser-debugsource-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* perl-XML-Parser-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64

x86_64)

* perl-XML-Parser-debuginfo-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* perl-XML-Parser-debugsource-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* perl-XML-Parser-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64

x86_64)

* perl-XML-Parser-debuginfo-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* perl-XML-Parser-debugsource-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* perl-XML-Parser-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64

x86_64)

* perl-XML-Parser-debuginfo-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* perl-XML-Parser-debugsource-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* perl-XML-Parser-2.44-150000.3.3.1

* SUSE Linux...

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References

* bsc#1259901

* bsc#1259902

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-10002.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-10003.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259901

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259902

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1153-1
Release Date: 2026-03-31T08:40:45Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

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security advisory buffer overflow important OpenSUSE heap perl-xml-parser

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