Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 1,149
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 1,149

SUSE 12 SP5 libxml2 Moderate Memory Leak Resource Consumption 2026-0782-1

suse
Calendar Grey March 3, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
A security update for libxml2 on SUSE fixes several issues, including memory leaks and resource consumption, rated moderate.
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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

Topics%20covered

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-2026:0782-1
Release Date: 2026-03-03T13:35:15Z
Rating: moderate

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE memory leak libxml2 resource consumption

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Your message here