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SUSE libxml2 Critical Resource Exhaustion Alert SUSE-SU-2026-0458-2

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Calendar Grey January 26, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
A low severity security update is available for glib2, fixing integer overflow vulnerabilities on SUSE systems.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for glib2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-0988: Fixed a potential integer overflow in g_buffered_input_stream_peek (bsc#1257049). ## 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 SUSE-2026-286=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-286=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-286=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch) * glib2-lang-2.78.6-150600.4.28.1 * gio-branding-upstream-2.78.6-150600.4.28.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * libgobject-2_0-0-2.78.6-150600.4.28.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE integer overflow low glib2 cve-2026-0988

References

* bsc#1257049

Cross-

* CVE-2026-0988

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-0988 ( SUSE ): 6.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-0988 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-0988 ( NVD ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0988.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257049

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0286-1
Release Date: 2026-01-23T23:35:43Z
Rating: low

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE integer overflow low glib2 cve-2026-0988

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