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SUSE perl-XML-Parser Important Heap Overflow Risk 2026-20993-1

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Calendar Grey April 9, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical update for SUSE addressing important vulnerabilities in perl-XML-Parser to enhance system security.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for perl-XML-Parser fixes the following issues: * CVE-2006-10002: heap buffer overflow in `parse_stream` when processing UTF-8 input streams (bsc#1259901). * CVE-2006-10003: off-by-one heap buffer overflow in `st_serial_stack` (bsc#1259902). ## 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 - BCI 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-474=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * perl-XML-Parser-2.470.0-160000.3.1 * perl-XML-Parser-debugsource-2.470.0-160000.3.1 * perl-XML-Parser-debuginfo-2.470.0-160000.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important heap overflow off-by-one perl-xml-parser

References

* bsc#1259901

* bsc#1259902

Cross-

* CVE-2006-10002

* CVE-2006-10003

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2006-10002 ( SUSE ): 8.8

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

* CVE-2006-10002 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

* CVE-2006-10002 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2006-10002 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2006-10003 ( SUSE ): 8.7

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

* CVE-2006-10003 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2006-10003 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2006-10003 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20993-1
Release Date: 2026-04-01T16:23:38Z
Rating: important

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security advisory SuSE important heap overflow off-by-one perl-xml-parser

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