SUSE perl-HTML-Parser Moderate Heap Memory Issue 2026-22189-1
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June 23, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for perl-HTML-Parser fixes the following issue * CVE-2026-8829: HTML:Entities versions before 3.84 for Perl read freed heap memory in _decode_entities (bsc#1267606). ## 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-16.0-991=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-991=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64) * perl-HTML-Parser-debugsource-3.830.0-160000.3.1 * perl-HTML-Parser-3.830.0-160000.3.1 * perl-HTML-Parser-debuginfo-3.830.0-160000.3.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1267606
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* CVE-2026-8829
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-8829 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
* CVE-2026-8829 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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-2026-8829.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267606
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22189-1
Release Date: 2026-06-20T06:49:38Z
Rating: moderate
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