SUSE 16.0 libbrowser Major Web Insertion Buffer Overflow 2027-20340-4
suse
February 16, 2026
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for libsoup fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-1536: HTTP header injection or response splitting via CRLF injection in the Content-Disposition header (bsc#1257440). * CVE-2026-1761: incorrect length calculation when parsing of multipart HTTP responses can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow (bsc#1257598). ## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-250=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-250=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1257440
* bsc#1257598
Cross-
* CVE-2026-1536
* CVE-2026-1761
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-1536 ( SUSE ): 7.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
* CVE-2026-1536 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
* CVE-2026-1536 ( NVD ): 5.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
* CVE-2026-1761 ( SUSE ): 9.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-1761 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-1761 ( NVD ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Affected Products:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20339-1
Release Date: 2026-02-06T11:13:48Z
Rating: important
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