SUSE Linux 12 SP5 Perl Critical Stack Overflow Vulnerability 2026-1567-1
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April 23, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for perl fixes the following issue: * CVE-2017-20230: Storable versions before 3.05 for Perl has a stack overflow (bsc#1262486). ## 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 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-1567=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1567=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * perl-5.18.2-12.32.1 * perl-debuginfo-5.18.2-12.32.1 * perl-base-debuginfo-5.18.2-12.32.1 * perl-debugsource-5.18.2-12.32.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1262486
Cross-
* CVE-2017-20230
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2017-20230 ( SUSE ): 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2017-20230 ( NVD ): 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-20230.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262486
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1567-1
Release Date: 2026-04-23T12:10:59Z
Rating: critical
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