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SUSE Leap 15.6 libxml2 Moderate Resource Issues 2026-0568-1

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Calendar Grey February 17, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Four vulnerabilities addressed with security fixes for libxml2 in SUSE, ensure your systems are secure with the latest patch.
An update that solves four vulnerabilities and has five security fixes can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-0990: Fixed a call stack overflow leading to application crash due to infinite recursion in `xmlCatalogXMLResolveURI`. (bsc#1256807, bsc#1256811) * CVE-2026-0992: Fixed an excessive resource consumption when processing XML catalogs due to exponential behavior. (bsc#1256809, bsc#1256812) * CVE-2026-1757: Fixed a memory leak in the `xmllint` interactive shell. (bsc#1257594, bsc#1257595) * CVE-2025-10911: Fixed a use-after-free with key data stored cross-RVT. (bsc#1250553) ## 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

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE memory leak libxml2 resource consumption

References

* bsc#1250553

* bsc#1256807

* bsc#1256808

* bsc#1256809

* bsc#1256811

* bsc#1256812

* bsc#1257593

* bsc#1257594

* bsc#1257595

Cross-

* CVE-2025-10911

* CVE-2026-0990

* CVE-2026-0992

* CVE-2026-1757

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-10911 ( SUSE ): 6.8

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

* CVE-2025-10911 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-10911 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-0990 ( SUSE ): 8.2

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

* CVE-2026-0990 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-0990 ( NVD ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-0992 ( SUSE ): 6.9

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0568-1
Release Date: 2026-02-17T12:26:31Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE memory leak libxml2 resource consumption

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