SUSE 2026 22081 1 Important Perl XML LibXML Memory Security Issue
suse
June 15, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for perl-XML-LibXML fixes the following issue * CVE-2026-8177: read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences (bsc#1264715). ## 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-16.0-893=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-893=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * perl-XML-LibXML-debuginfo-2.0210-160000.3.1 * perl-XML-LibXML-2.0210-160000.3.1 * perl-XML-LibXML-debugsource-2.0210-160000.3.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1264715
Cross-
* CVE-2026-8177
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-8177 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2026-8177 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2026-8177.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264715
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22081-1
Release Date: 2026-06-05T10:40:12Z
Rating: important
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