SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 libxml2 Security Update 2026-20233-1
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February 11, 2026
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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-244=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-244=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * python313-libxml2-debuginfo-2.13.8-160000.3.1 * libxml2-tools-debuginfo-2.13.8-160000.3.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1256805
Cross-
* CVE-2026-0989
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-0989 ( 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-2026-0989 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0
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-2026:20233-1
Release Date: 2026-02-05T11:26:20Z
Rating: moderate
Topics Covered
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