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openSUSE 15.6 libxml2 Low Application Crash Threat CVE-2026-0989

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Calendar Grey January 29, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update for libxml2 resolves a low severity issue with an application crash due to a RelaxNG parser flaw on SUSE systems.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-0989: Fixed call stack exhaustion leading to application crash due to RelaxNG parser not limiting the recursion depth when resolving `<include>` directives (bsc#1256805) ## 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-15.6-2026-334=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-334=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2026-334=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

References

* bsc#1256805

Cross-

* CVE-2026-0989

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-0989 ( SUSE ): 4.8

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

* CVE-2026-0989 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-0989 ( NVD ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0989.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256805

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0334-1
Release Date: 2026-01-29T10:01:40Z
Rating: low

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