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SUSE 16.0 perl-Text-CSV_XS Important Memory Corruption Fix 2026-21596-1

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Calendar Grey May 15, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Stay updated on the important security fix for perl-Text-CSV_XS in SUSE with critical memory corruption issues outlined.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for perl-Text-CSV_XS fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-7111: use-after-free when registered callbacks extend the Perl argument stack may enable type confusion or memory corruption (bsc#1263690). ## 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-16.0-722=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-722=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * perl-Text-CSV_XS-1.600.0-160000.3.1 * perl-Text-CSV_XS-debugsource-1.600.0-160000.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE memory corruption important type confusion perl-text-csv_xs

References

* bsc#1263690

Cross-

* CVE-2026-7111

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-7111 ( SUSE ): 8.6

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

* CVE-2026-7111 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-7111 ( NVD ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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-2026-7111.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263690

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21596-1
Release Date: 2026-05-07T16:13:34Z
Rating: important

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security advisory SuSE memory corruption important type confusion perl-text-csv_xs

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